It was a cold night in Paris. At the Cesaire apartment, Marinette was speaking to Marlena Cesaire on her phone while Alya was playing with her little sisters Ella and Etta. All four girls were in their pajamas. Marinette wore a white pajama tank top with black straps, a black edge on the top, and mauve polka dots. Her pajama bottoms were light pink, having a light pink drawstring and black, pink, and white flower design on the left side akin to her shirt's logo design.
Alya was wearing a gray short-sleeved pajama top with a lavender design on the front inspired by Majestia's costume, comprised of three stars and two stripes bent into an "M" shape below them. Along with the top, she wore purple, black, and white plaid pajama shorts.
Ella and Etta wore similar pajamas that were colored on the pants except for white cuffs, and tops that were colored on the arms and shoulders and white on the chest and back, and a colored crown in the center of the chest. Ella's pajamas were teal and white while Etta's were pink and white. They also wore matching green, yellow, and red vertically-striped propeller hats.
Marinette kept speaking to Marlena. "Yes, Mrs. Césaire. The girls are ready for bed," Alya chased the twin past Marinette. "Um... technically speaking..." Marinette chuckled. "Yeah, we're good. Enjoy the movie!" Marinette hung up and turned off her cell phone.
"Come on, bedtime you little monsters!" Alya said. "That's enough mischief for one day!" She picked up her sisters, Ella under her left arm and Etta under her right.
"It's not us!" The twins exclaimed. "It's the Sapotis!" They chuckled. Alya walked into Ella and Etta's room, evident by the children's drawings stuck up all over the walls. One bed was in the far left corner and the other was in the far right. Alya tucked Ella into the left bed and then tucked Etta into the right.
"Off to sleep, little Sapotis. You need to rest if you wanna be fighting fit for tomorrow."
"It's not fair!" Etta complained. "We don't wanna go to bed! We wanna stay up with you!"
"Yeah!" Ella said. "We wanna watch the movie and tell each other lots of secrets!"
"And what kind of zombies will you be at the amusement park tomorrow if you go to bed late?" Marinette walked to the doorway. "Show 'em, Marinette," Marinette pretended to yawn and feel exhausted. "So what's it going to be? Boring sit-down pajama party with the big kids? Or the super-fun amusement park tomorrow?"
"Super fun amusement park!" The twins answered at the same time.
"That's what I thought. So goodnight, Sapotis," Alya went to take Etta's hat off but Etta gripped it.
"Wait, can we keep 'em on?" She asked. "Please?"
"Alright," Alya answered. She stood up and walked to the doorway. "Go to sleep now," Alya turned off the light before she and Marinette both left the room.
In the living room, Marinette was questioning Alya on what the twins said while Alya prepared two glasses of orange juice and slices of watermelon. "You seriously have a technique there with your little sisters. But...um, who are the Sapa...Sapo...?"
"The Sapotis?" Alya got the word out as she placed the juice and watermelon on a tray then placed the tray on the living room table. "They're little monsters from a créole fable who always pull pranks and making all sorts of mischief. Now I have to laugh. Cat Noir, Ladybug, and the Hornet were present at Hawk Moth's defeat and he didn't even know it! That is gold! Hey, maybe I should let his parents know. See what they think!"
"Alya, that's just spiteful. Leave the boy alone!"
"Whoa! Okay! Jeez! Now the other thing I wanted to tell you: The Hornet seems to save people, even from themselves. A report from Spain says he's saved people from a burning building, carried an Ariel lift to safety at the Panticosa-Los Lagos and he even convinced a man not jump off of a bridge!" Alya showed Marinette her phone.
Marinette looked away from Alya's phone when she noticed something. "Um, Alya? The orange juice?" Both Marinette and Alya looked up when they heard Ella and Etta chuckling. Alya looked over the couch to see the glasses on the table were completely empty. Alya groaned and walked back into the twins' room with a napkin to clean the juice off their chins.
"It's not us!" The twins used the same excuse. "It's the Sapotis!" The twins laid down and pulled the quilts back over them. Alya left the room again when the twins both fell asleep.
"What were we saying again?" Alya asked.
"The Hornet saving people in Spain," Marinette looked through some DVD cases.
"Oh yeah! The Hornet! Well apparently, he's not doing this alone! People have reported him working with a strange human wearing a suit made entirely of sapphire. Hate to say it but it looks like he's outgrown Ladybug and Cat Noir."
"Well, I hope it works for him. If it wasn't for him, Stan Billiton would still be inside Sacré-Cœur instead of in a cell." Chuckling was heard and Alya turned to see that the watermelon slices had been eaten. Alya groaned again and went back into the twins room with another napkin after she cleaned them up and tucked them back in.
"Alright, that's enough!" Alya warned. "Get out of bed one more time and no one will be going to the amusement park tomorrow!"
Ella and Etta simply chuckled. "It's not us! It's the Sapoti-!"
"This is your last warning! No joke!" The twins smiled and nodded. Alya turned the light off and closed the door. She spoke to Marinette. "What were you saying about the Hornet and Stan Billiton?"
"Do you remember the akuma that attacked during the lacrosse game at school? Replay?"
"Ah, yes! Liam got noticed for that."
"Well, first he found that whenever Ladybug purified an akuma, it just went straight back to Hawk Moth. But we used that to our advantage. He placed a tracker on Replay which latched onto the akuma when it escaped. It led us straight to him!" Both Marinette and Alya could once again hear Ella and Etta chuckling. They looked to see that someone is using the remote to select an episode of Kond Le Chein. Alya walked in front of the TV and groaned even louder. Ella and Etta responded with full-on laughter and the same, tired excuse.
"It's not us! It's the—!" Alya didn't let them finish as she picked up the twins and held them under her arms.
"That's it!" Alya carried the twins to bed. The twins struggled to escape Alya's grasp.
"Come on, Alya! We won't do it again!" Alya didn't care as she dropped the twins on their beds.
"Yeah? Well, it's too late! No amusement park tomorrow!" Ella threw her hat at Alya in a tantrum and Alya took Etta's hat and placed it on their toy chest. "We'll all go to the park when you behave some other day! Now go to sleep!" Alya picked up Ella's hat and slammed the door. Ella and Etta both started to cry.
Back in the living room, Marinette had replaced the juice and watermelon slices and was sat on the couch. Alya came over to join her.
"They won't be doing that again," Alya said. "So, Tikki, you can come out if you want." Hearing Alya's words, Tikki flew out of the purse. "So were you always aware of the Hornet's identity?"
In Ella and Etta's room, an akuma got inside through the window while the twins were fighting over the propeller hat.
"It's mine!" Ella said.
"No, this one's mine!" Etta responded. "Alya took yours!"
"Then this one is mine now!" The akuma possessed the hat, taking control of both twins.
"I don't want another peep out of you!" The akuma sarcastically remarked. "Wash your hands! Clean your room! You kids should do whatever they want to do, whenever they want to do it. Sapotis, I am your new friend. Your big sister is telling you what to do? Well, I'll let you be as mischievous as you want!"
"And do whatever we want?" The twins answered in unison "Like, stay up all night? And go to the movies? And eat lots of desserts? And drink orange juice? And still go to the amusement park?"
The akuma panicked. "Yes, yes! But calm down. From now on, no one will be able to punish you. Because it will always be another Sapotis' fault. All you have to do is take Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous and hurt your sister's friend. Okay?"
"But we like Marinette! Please don't make us hurt her!"
"Ugh, very well. But I still need the Miraculous. Are you going to help me get them?"
"Okay!" Both twins smiled as Etta put the hat on and the akuma smoke transformed them...
In the living room, Marinette and Alya were watching Kond Le Chien while talking about Liam's walkout before the Robostus incident.
"What was wrong with Liam when he walked out of Ms. Mendeliev's classroom? Does he have a twin sister?"
"Oh, right..." Marinette said awkwardly. "Yes... He does."
"Why didn't he tell us?"
"I don't think even he knew. Bridgette said she was attacked when she was pregnant and the daughter, Courtney..."
"...Didn't make it." The words slipped out of Alya's mouth. She grabbed Marinette and embraced her.
"Why are you-"
"You're hurting from it as well."
"How can you tell? I'm not crying or anything."
"You need to cry to be hurting," Alya held Marinette and eventually Marinette returned it.
"I can't think of how Bridgette and Félix felt. Having to grieve for one child while caring for-" Alya and Marinette heard laughter in the twins' room. Alya's blood was boiling like an egg. She stood up and marched.
"That's it! I totally had it with these kids!" She marched into the room, nearly tearing the door off of its hinges. "Don't even try to blame it on the..." She stopped and gasped when she saw that her sisters had both turned into a pair of actual Sapotis. "S-s-s-s-sapotis?!" The Sapotis jumped out of the room and start eating the food on the coffee table.
Marinette gasped as Tikki hid from the twins. "Maybe you were a little too strict with them!" The Sapotis suddenly split and created two other Sapotis, totaling four, and started causing chaos in the room.
"Normally when you're firm with kids they don't turn into monsters!" Alya responded while trying to grab one of the Sapotis. Alya noticed a Sapotis drinking the water from the fish tank. She tried to catch her but she leaped away. More Sapotis burst out of the fridge and made a huge mess in the room.
"They multiply whenever they eat!" Then came a big problem.
"Window!" The Sapotis exclaimed in unison.
"Marinette, the window!" Alya proclaimed. "We can't let them out!" Marinette gasped. She tried to catch one of the Sapotis but that one and the rest of the clones escaped from the apartment. "Marinette, What do we do? I can't let them get hurt!"
Alya and Marinette rushed out to the balcony and saw the Sapotis clones were already causing chaos in the streets. "Well, that didn't seem to hurt them. But I know what you mean! Time to transform!" Tikki emerged from her hiding spot. "TIKKI, SPOTS ON!" Tikki flew into Marinette left earring. Alya watched the transformation occur. When it finished she was gobsmacked. "Your turn!" Alya focused on Lady WiFi and soon enough, she opened her eyes to see the costume on her and the phone in her hand.
Outside the Le Grand Paris, Jagged Stone and Penny Rolling were waiting for a limousine. Penny spoke. "I really think you should try and patch things up and see your son and daughter again, Jagged."
"My son already hates me," Jagged responded. "And I don't think my daughter even knows I'm her dad. She didn't act like she knew at the signing." Before Penny could respond, the limousine arrived. The two got in the back.
"To the airport, please." Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until one of the Sapotis popped her head out from the driver's seat.
"Rock n' roll!" The little monster exclaimed cheerfully.
"Hey, what's going on?" Another Sapotis pressed on the accelerator pedal and the limousine flew off at high speeds. Jagged screamed in fear.
"Left and right! Right!" The limousine drove past another Sapotis clone that had opened a garbage bin a climbed on the edge. This caused the Sapotis fell into the bin and the lid to fall back down. The garbageman arrived and was about to dump the bin into the back of the truck when multiple Sapotis shot out. More Sapotis clones caused trouble when Théo Barbot rode along, giving a tour to a couple on his rickshaw.
"On the left," Theo said. "The Academy of Beaux-Arts. On the right, the Louvre museum."
Four Sapotis clones attacked Théo and the couple, forcing them off of the rickshaw. They rode the vehicle themselves. One was hanging onto the pedals, one was using the handlebars, and two were sat on the passengers' seats.
"On the right..." The driver said.
"La, la, la, la!" The pedaller sang.
"Wow!" The Sapotis riders said with amazement.
Further away, a man was whistling while he was sweeping the street. One Sapotis clone sat on another clone's shoulders holding a traffic cone and using it like a megaphone. "Traffic!" The sudden scream startled the man and he fell to the floor. All he saw was the Sapotis clones laughing as they continued to cause a huge mess around him.
In Adrien's room, Adrien was on the sofa, watching the news while Nadja reported the situation. "These miniature monsters seem to be attacking more and more people throughout Paris and...oh!" Two Sapotis attacked Nadja in the TV studio. The screen cut the street of Paris being attack by the clones. Another clone appears with a wig to report the scene.
"Today's report..." The clone said. Then a black and green blur zoomed past the camera and the Sapotis disappeared.
Adrien had a hunch. "Timebreaker! I think we better take care of this, Plagg!" Adrien didn't get a response. "Plagg?" He turned to see Plagg hiding all of his Camembert in a cupboard.
"These food thieves are really dangerous!" The Kwami said as he closed the door. "What are you waiting for?"
"PLAGG, CLAWS OUT!" Plagg was sucked into Adrien's ring. Adrien moved his hand over his eyes and Cat Noir's mask appeared. Then Adrien waved his hands through his hair and the ears materialized. The rest of the suit generated and so did the staff. Cat Noir was ready.
On the streets, the Sapotis clones continued to cause chaos. One of the clones was looking at a traffic light control panel when she was suddenly caught in a bubble. She turned to see the Bubbler was her captor.
"It's forbidden to play around the traffic light!" Bubbler stated. The bubble burst and the clone fell and got her legs tangled by the wires. Nino recognized something. "Wait, you're Alya's lil sis!"
"We are the Sapotis!" The clone responded. Her hat dropped off and the propeller snapped. The Sapotis clone popped into a puff of smoke.
"So that's how we defeat them?" A voice asked. Bubbler jumped, then turned to see Dark Cupid.
"Looks that way," Bubbler answered. "But who knows how many of these things there are? We're not gonna get them all like this!"
"We should find Ladybug and see what she thinks." Bubbler launched into the air and he and Dark Cupid set off to find Ladybug...
Near the Pont des Arts bridge, Ladybug and Lady WiFi were trying to get the Sapotis subdued. "They move too fast!" Lady WiFi stated. She fired a pause icon but it disappeared before it hit anything. "No! No reception!" Sapotis began overwhelming her until Cat Noir whacked them off with his staff. "Oh, you're just in time, kitty!" She took off the propeller hats and broke them but the akuma didn't come out of any of them. Instead, the clones disappeared.
"How did you know to destroy the monster's hats?" Cat Noir asked.
"It was my sisters who were akumatized," Lady WiFi answered. "The akuma is in one of the hats."
"But no akuma's being released!"
"No, because that monster was a clone!" Ladybug explained. A Sapotis clone jumped in between them and Ladybug snapped the propeller, making the clone disappeared. "These Sapotis multiply every time they eat. To get to the akuma, we have to destroy the original hat. The very first one that was akumatized."
"Good thing we're not alone."
"Aren't we?"
"Well, I saw Timebreaker on the news. She's helping us." Cat Noir looked to the sky. "And she's not the only one!" Ladybug and Lady WiFi looked up to see Bubbler and Dark Cupid gathering Sapotis clones. They then flew towards the school. The trio followed them and found Graphix drawing a huge cage and Bubble and Dark Cupid dropping the clones inside.
"Where's the akuma?" Graphix asked.
"In the hat." Ladybug answered. She jumped up on top of the cage and whipped the hats with her yo-yo. All of the clones disappeared. "None of them were the real one!"
"So you mean, we gotta catch them all?" Cat Noir asked.
"Come on! I thought you like a good challenge!"
Cat Noir sighed. Then there was trouble. More Sapotis clones burst through the school doors and attacked all the heroes. They began to work together to fight off the Sapotis but to no success.
"There are too many!" Graphix stated. He and Lady WiFi were pinned to the floor and restrained. Bubbler and Dark Cupid tried to fly off but Sapotis jumped onto them and grounded them. All that was left were Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"Seize their Miraculous!" The akuma ordered. The clones all charged forward, leading Ladybug and Cat Noir to take all of them down. More just showed up.
"We won't be able to destroy all their hats!" Cat Noir shouted. "There's too many of them!"
"Miraculous!" The Sapotis screamed in excitement.
"LUCKY CHARM!" Ladybug activated her power and a necklace appeared.
"A necklace?" Cat Noir asked. "You already have earrings."
Ladybug examined the necklace. "It's strangely familiar." Cat Noir started to take down some of the clones as Ladybug looked around and saw nothing. "It's weird. I can't find anything!"
"Hurry up! My kung-fu's not enough!"
Ladybug looked at the necklace again. "It's Lila's necklace! I need to find her!"
"Good luck. No one knows where in Paris she lives. Can't it wait?"
"No, it can't. You've just got to trust me on this one."
Cat Noir was reassured by the arrival of Timebreaker and Riposte. "Go on, Ladybug! The three of us got this covered." Ladybug swung her yo-yo and fled away to go find Lila.
"There's actually four of us," Timebreaker corrected Cat Noir. She pointed out that some Sapotis were disappearing on their own. "Well done, Vanisher!"
Ladybug arrived at a small house. "I'd hate to wake her up this late at night but I don't have a choice." She knocked on the door. "Caline Bustier?" She called out. She kept knocking until she heard keys rattling and the door opened. There was Miss Bustier, in a white bedroom robe.
"Ladybug?" Miss Bustier yawned. "What are you doing here?"
"I need the help of one of your students but I don't know where she lives. Can you help me?"
"Who is it you're looking for? I don't know if it's a good thing to tell you."
"I'm looking for Lila Rossi. There's another akuma attack and my Lucky Charm showed me her necklace."
"Lila? I'm sorry, Ladybug. I don't have an address for her."
"Oh man!"
"I'm sorry, Ladybug."
"Not your fault. I'll work something out. Thanks!" Miss Bustier closed the door and Ladybug headed down to her bakery. She got back before changing back. Marinette made it to the bakery and stole some cookies for Tikki. "Who can help us find Lila?"
"Liam?" Tikki asked.
"Possibly. I'll call him." Tikki began eating cookies while Marinette phoned Liam. "Liam, I need to track down Lila! I know she's in Italy but I need her back in Paris!"
"Why?"
"I need Volpina!"
"One sec..." Bickering was in the background. "Right. She's received a message. Go and help Cat Noir or whatever you were doing before you called me. She'll be there soon." Liam hung up.
On the Parisian streets, Cat Noir continued to try to take down the Sapotis clones with Timebreaker, Riposte, and Vanisher. Ladybug returned and kept fighting of Sapotis. "Huh?" Cat Noir slurred. As more clones appeared behind a truck, he used his staff to knock some of them down. "What's going on, Ladybug?"
"Lila's M.I.A.!" Ladybug answered. "She's meant to be coming to us. We'll just have to hold out until she arrives." The Sapotis clones began to pile on Ladybug and Cat Noir, trapping them. One of them was about to take Cat Noir's ring off, but something began hitting some of the Sapotis and they began to disappear. Some of the Sapotis began to panic and ran but their hats were sliced by Riposte. Everone looked up to see Volpina on the roof.
"Whoa! How did you know that the hats were where the akuma would be?"
"They're the only things that they wearing that could be removed."
"So you received my message?" Ladybug asked.
"From the Hornet. And it looks like you needed me."
"My Lucky Charm created your necklace."
"Great! What do you need me to do?"
"I don't know."
Volpina was dumbfounded. "What do you mean you don't know?!"
"We must need you to create something!" Cat Noir said. More Sapotis attacked while Timebreaker, Vanisher, and Riposte held them off. "Sooner than later, please!"
Lady WiFi came around and groaned. "Volpina? You create illusions, don't you?"
"Yeah." She answered. "Helped with Truthseeker."
"It's my sisters. They were..." Lady WiFi groaned as she stood up. "...Akumatized because I barred them from the amusement park."
"That's it! An amusement park. I create one and they all run to it!"
"Well, sneaky fox," Cat Nore joked. "Think you'll be as sneaky as a cat?"
"I don't know. Should we take bets?"
"Enough!" Ladybug said. "We need a plan! Once the Sapotis reach the fake park, they'll just cause more chaos. We need to hit them when they're heading to it."
"Awesome!" Riposte shouted as she sliced through more propeller hats. "How the hell do we do that?"
"Maybe..." Cat Noir stated. "An alleyway?"
"Perfect!" Ladybug responded. "Now it's just a matter of leading them there."
"Leave that to us!" Timebreaker, Vanisher, and Riposte stated.
"Great! Now it's just getting the hats. I'm on it!"
"Volpina," Cat Noir said. "If you need any cool superhero tips, you know where to come!" Cat Noir winked.
"Really?" Volpina responded. "You're going to give me Ladybug's phone number?"
Ladybug chuckled at Volpina in amusement. "I have a feeling working with you lot is going to be a lot of fun!"
The akuma saw the heroes from the eyes of a Sapotis clone. "They're teaming up. And those are previous villains! The Hornet really did change them! Sapotis, listen to me! All those heroes are still outnumbered! There're still enough of you to destroy everything! So band together to take them all down! Or I'll remove your powers and there'll be no more mischief!" The Sapotis clones all came together.
"We're surrounded!" Volpina stated.
"Listen up!" Ladybug ordered. "We're retreating! On the rooftops. Cat, can you get Vanisher up there?"
"I'm on it!" The heroes all ran off to retreat onto the rooftops. Cat Noir grabbed Vanisher and ran up the wall to get to the rooftops. "There must be hundreds of them!"
Ladybug used her power again. "LUCKY CHARM!" A unicycle was generated.
"A unicycle?"
"Hold on a second." Ladybug looked around and saw a garbage bin, four rakes, two traffic cones, Cat Noir's staff, Volpina's flute, and finally the unicycle. She gasped when she saw some of the clones already climbing up onto the roof.
"Whenever you're ready, Ladybug!" He and Volpina both lept away. Ladybug jumped down. She swung her yo-yo and it wrapped around the garbage bin. She yanked it back and caught the bin.
Some of the Sapotis clones were still just causing chaos. One was yelling through a traffic cone. "Hello!" Ladybug grabbed one of the clone's traffic cones.
"Yoink!"
"Traffic!" Another clone shouted through another cone.
Ladybug snatched it. "Good girl!"
While Ladybug gathered what she needed, the rest of the heroes were awaiting her orders and observing her. "Unicycle wheel?" Lady WiFi asked.
"Traffic cone?" Timebreaker quizzed.
"Tape?" Riposte questioned.
"A Trashcan?" Vanisher enquired.
"Do you always make things complicated when you're saving Paris?" Volpina asked.
"Pretty much!" Cat Noir answered. "Ever since the first one."
Ladybug arrived on the roof. "Your concerns are noted, Volpina." Cat Noir placed his extended staff to create a beam so that they could cross to another building. "Here we go!" One of the Sapotis clones had reached the rooftops and was about to follow them but Cat Noir pulled the staff away from her. The other clones caught the clone from falling as the heroes pushed the garbage bin to another location to carry out Ladybug's plan...
Meanwhile, at the Hôtel de Ville, the clones were causing numerous damage inside the building. Some of them were drawing onto a portrait of Andre Bourgeois with a red permanent marker while others were posing for a picture in front of a bust sculpture of Chloe. "Cheese!" They shouted. The clones in the building kept wreaking havoc until they heard Timebreaker's voice.
Timebreaker, Riposte, Vanisher, and Ladybug were speaking through traffic cones. "Hear ye, hear ye!" Timebreaker said. "Sapotis-Land, the amusement of the future is about to open!"
Riposte followed Timebreaker's speech. "Mischief of all sight are committed in Sapotis land!"
"All-you-can-eat dessert!" Vanisher added.
"Fountains of orange juice!" Ladybug finished. "Big-kids movies and video games!"
On the roof, Volpina and Cat Noir taped the unicycle and rakes together. They were visited by Graphix, Bubbler, and Dark Cupid.
"Thanks for leaving us behind!" Graphix growled.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Cat Noir said sarcastically. "Did you want a blanket and a bottle of milk?" Cat Noir turned his attention to Volpina. " Alright, Volpina! Time to use your power and see if this works!"
Volpina took out her flute. "Let's see if this insanity is truly insane!"
"Just think of the illusion you want to create. Stay focused!"
Volpina blew onto her flute and formed a ball of energy at the far end of it. She threw the ball of energy and created an illusion of an amusement park. The Sapotis clones all charged toward it, being led by the four heroines. "Awesome! Not as awesome as the clone of Félix Rejeter but still awesome."
"Yeah. But this is the biggest one you've ever done. Even the asteroid wasn't this big!"
"Cat, that was a meteor." Dark Cupid corrected him.
"Can we stay on task, please? Good job, Volpina. You're a fast learner."
Volpina smiled and retorted. "If you need any superhero tips, you know where to come."
"Oh, ha ha ha ha ha! Take a compliment when you hear one."
Ladybug announced to the Sapotis clones. "Follow us, and we will take you all to Sapotis Land! Where there's no bedtime! Where everything goes!"
All the Sapotis were going crazy. "SAPOTIS LAND!"
"No!" The akuma exclaimed. "Wait! Don't go there! Those supers are trying to trap you!"
When the four neared the alleyway, Ladybug gave her next order. "Single file!" Ladybug went first, followed by the visible Vanisher, Timebreaker, and Riposte.
"Sapotis Land!" The clones exclaimed. They all went into a single line and continued their pursuit.
"Phase two, Cat Noir!" Ladybug shouted. "Now!" Cat Noir placed his staff into the unicycle to form an axle. "Step right up! Step right up! The Sapotis get in for free!"
Cat Noir observed the clone's behavior. "All the Sapotis are in single file! Phase three!"
"Is this really going to work?" Volpina asked.
"Oh, don't worry. We've had crazier than this before!" Cat Noir placed the unicycle between the crevice. "Your turn, Ladybug!"
Ladybug jumped up to use her yo-yo to turn the wheel of the unicycle. Timebreaker and Riposte carried Vanisher and pulled her up onto the roof with them. "The rakes in each side knocked all the hats off the clones and Volpina and Cat Noir caught them in the garbage bin. Eventually, the illusion disappears and all the clones were surprised to see that Sapotis Land was gone.
"We got all the hats, Ladybug!" Volpina stated.
"CATACLYSM!" Cat Noir shouted to activate his power. He touched the garbage bin. Ladybug jumped up and kicked the garbage bin into black dust, destroying it along with all the hats. The Sapotis clones all disappeared, leaving the original two dazed and confused. The two Sapotis turned back into Ella and Etta.
"Huh?" The twins let out.
The akuma appeared out of the dust. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma." Ladybug began her process. "TIME TO DE-EVILIZE!" Her yo-yo captured the akuma and disintegrated it. "Gotcha!" Ladybug opened her yo-yo and the dust fell out and was blown away. The unicycle magically appeared in Ladybug's hand. "MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!" She threw the unicycle into the air and the Miraculous light fixed all the damage caused. "Thank you, everyone! You all did your best. I'd just like to say you all work well in teams. If we ever needed you, would you aid us again?" The answers were all variations of yes. "Thank you! If we need you again, we'll contact you. Now go home and get some rest. You've all earned it." The heroes retreated to the hideouts except for Lady WiFi. She, Ladybug, and Cat Noir jumped down to check on the twins. Out of sight, Lady WiFi changed back into Alya. She came back to check on her sisters.
"Etta!" Alya said, bending her legs down to be more at their level. "Ella, are you okay?"
A wolf-whistle was heard and the three turned to see Liam's bandmate Milo Hikari pretty much drooling over Alya. Alya looked and realized she was still in her pajamas.
Ladybug threw her yo-yo and whacked him on his head. "Get out of here, pervert!" She shouted. She soon saw Liam's other bandmates, Michael and Sami emerge from the side.
"Serves ya right!" Michael said. "Now let's go!" Michael and Milo walked off.
"Sorry!" Sami apologized for Milo before following them.
"Who knew Liam's friend was such a creep?" Cat Noir asked.
"Ella?" Alya asked. "Etta?" They were both dazed but soon gathered themselves. The both lunged and hugged Alya.
"We're sorry, Alya!" They both said. "We're really sorry!"
"It's okay, girls." She responded. "It wasn't you. Shall we go home and get some sleep before we go to the amusement park tomorrow?"
"Amusement park another day! Don't wanna go anymore."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Okay, then."
"Would you like a lift home?" Ladybug asked.
"Yes, please!" The twins answered. Ladybug grabbed hold of Alya and Cat Noir held onto the twins.
"Hold on tight!" They headed to the Cesaire apartment. When they arrived, Cat Noir set the twins down in their beds and closed their door.
"Well, that's that!" He said. "I better head back to the pen! See ya!" Cat Noir jumped off of the building. Ladybug timed out and changed back into Marinette.
"That... was something else. These akumas must be wearing thin by now."
"Were you serious?" Alya asked. "About teaming up?"
"Yeah. I don't think we would have defeated the Sapotis if it wasn't for Volpina. Then again... I'll need to consult someone. In the morning. Too tired out."
"Yeah, same here. Let's switch the lights out, lock up, and hit the sack." The two girls prepared for bed and when they laid down, they drifted off almost instantly...
Later that night, Marlena Cesaire and her husband Otis came back in. They opened the door to the main room and switched the light on. They were pleasantly surprised to see the room so clean. They then opened the door to the twins rooms and saw Ella with her right arm above her head and Etta turn over. They smiled and quietly closed the door. They then checked on Alya and Marinette. Alya was flat out in her bed and Marinette was goosed in her airbed. The couple closed the door and smiled. They got dressed for bed, switched out the lights and went to bed themselves...
In the morning, Marinette paid a visit to Master Fu's massage shop. Master Fu had yet to open but he let her in. "Is there a problem, Marinette?" He asked.
"There might be, Master," Marinette answered. "I've got a bit of a... situation."
"Please. Elaborate."
"You see... Last night, Cat Noir and I defeated another akuma but... we wouldn't have been able to do it without the aid of Volpina and other former villains. It makes me wonder... Are we supposed to let these people help us fight the akumas even though it means putting them at risk?"
"Hmm. I can see your concern. With their true master unable to command them, the akumas are unpredictable."
"Which ones?"
"The ones who have yet to claim a host."
"Oh. That makes sense. One of them took control of Truthseeker and made him slice his father in half."
"An example of how these akumas are out of control AND how these reformed villains can aid you. That Félix was just a Volpina illusion, yes?"
"Yes."
"And that was just one example of how your friends have helped you."
"I... I guess you're right."
"If you are concerned about your friends, it is entirely your choice to incorporate them into the fold. But you must be careful that they don't discover your identity!"
"Oooookaaaaaaayyy."
"Marinette. Who knows?
"My best friend, Alya. I just couldn't keep it from her anymore. According to her Ladyblog, she's still trying to discover my identity."
"That is good. I understand that you and Cat Noir have fallen out behind the masks."
"Y-yes."
"As long as you can maintain a level of respect between each other. I must speak to him soon. Is there anything else I can help with?"
"No, master."
"Very well. If you need any guidance for Ladybug. You could always speak to Bridgette."
"That raises one last question: Did you know that I was her niece?"
"No. Not until she called me about Polistes being corrupted by akumas. You put yourself in the line of a car to help me. You know Gabriel Agreste did that at your age. Regrettably, he took a hit."
Marinette gasped. "Please forgive me, master, my friends have invited me to an advanced screening of a movie."
"Oh, don't let me keep you! Go and enjoy yourself."
"Thank you, Master Fu!" Marinette left the massage shop.
At the zoo, Otis Cesaire prepared to open for the day. He entered the panther's quarters. "Oh. You okay, my babies?" The Panthers lowly growled. "Ready for breakfast?" THUD! An agitated elephant started charging at its cage. "Oh, what's wrong?!" The Panthers started to claw at the glass. "No! You must remain here, my lovelies!" The rest of the animals started going crazy. "What the? What is happening?!" Otis became ensnared by the silver and pink smoke and when he could finally see, he realized that he'd changed into Animan. "AGH! AGH! AGH!" He began to panic. He agitated the Panthers and they smashed through the glass. "Oh no!" He charged out and tried to warn civilians. "RUN! ESCAPED ANIMALS!" People panicked and ran away.
Lila emerged from a jewelry store and saw the animals. "CHE CAZZO?!" She ran back into the store. Luckily the store owner was not around so transformed into Volpina. She quickly headed back outside and hit the rooftops. She saw the animals quickly swarming Paris. "OH, COME ON!" Then she saw a friendly sight. "Cat Noir!" She flew over to him. "What happened?!"
"We don't know." He answered.
"Do we ever get a break?"
"Nope."
"Oh, for fu-"
"Let's find Ladybug..."