Marinette: So what's next?
Alix: ...Copycat
Marinette and Adrien: oh god...
Alya: What?
Adrien: I... messed up in this episode...
Marinette: I bet I'll look worse
Nino: Let's just get this over with.
Scene: . Marinette is on her balcony with Tikki.
Tikki: How about inviting him to a movie then?
Mari: Right, Tikki. Can you imagine that conversation?
Tikki: "Hey Adrien, would you like to gah— wuh, (gets tongue-twisted and sticks her tongue out) glah."
The class laughs
Marinette: ...thanks Tikki
Marinette: Exactly. I can't help it. Every time I see him, (She imagines that an image of Adrien appears in the clouds) I get all clammy and I feel like fainting.
Tikki: So... basically the only way you could have a normal conversation with him, is if you're blindfolded.
Adrien: Kinky
Marinette: Says the one who runs around Paris in a black leather catsuit
The class laughs even harder
Adrien: I walked right into that one
Marinette: Pretty much.
Tikki: There is a very simple solution, Marinette, it's called a cell phone. You just need his number.
Marinette: I know who'll have Adrien's number!
(Marinette pulls out her phone to call Alya.)
Scene: The . A crowd is gathered for the
(Théo and André Bourgeois are facing the crowd, with the giant statue covered with a sheet behind them)
André: I'm sure you've outdone yourself, Théo.
Théo: It was my honor. And I can't wait to meet Ladybug, I hope she'll autograph the photo I used as the inspiration for the statue.
André: Oh, it's nearly time. Ladybug and Cat Noir should already be here by now.
Scene:
Alya: Look, we all know improv's not your bag, (gives Marinette a notepad) so just stick to this script.
Marinette: But all the teachers say I don't sound natural when I read.
Max: 89.7% of people sound unnatural when reading off a script
Alya: Then memorize it. It's pretty simple. You can do this. Just don't improvise. Got it?
Marinette: (looks at the Alya's phone and the script) Forget it! This is never gonna work!
Alya: (taps the call button on her phone) Too late. It's dialing. (She jumps behind Marinette's chaise.)
(Marinette gasps and panics while holding the cell phone in one hand, not knowing what to do.)
Adrien's voice recorder: Hey, this is Adrien's voicemail. Leave a message.
Marinette: It's gone to voicemail!
Alya: Leave a message! Don't improv!
Marinette: Uhh, hello. Uh, Adrien's voicemail, uh, this is Marinette, who, uh, has a message for you, of course, cause it's, uh, your phone, so, umm... (chuckles) Callmeseeyoulater,bye! (throws the phone onto the chaise)
(Alya looks at her, exasperated.)
Marinette: What? What did you expect me to say? "Hey, hot stuff, this is Marinette, I'd ask you on a date to a movie, but I've got such a crazy crush on you that the only way I can talk to you without foaming out the mouth is over this stupid phone." Pretty ridiculous, right?
Marinette sinks in her chair in embarrassment while the class tries to stifle their laughter
Adrien: Wait... I never got that voicemail...
Marinette: ugh.. You'll see
Automated voice: (from phone) If you wish to hear your message again, press 1. If you wish to erase your message, press 2.
Marinette: (gasps)
Alya: Hit 2! Hit 2!
(Marinette lunges and taps the phone.)
Automated voice: (from phone) Message saved. Goodbye.
Alix: Of course that's your luck
(Marinette screams, before she collapses on the chaise)
Alya: It's not as bad as you think.
Marinette: Hmm?
Alya: Okay, it's bad. But you were gonna have to tell him one of these days, some way or another. Think of it this way: no more secrets!
Marinette: The voicemail recorded my whole conversation.
Alya: Big deal!
Marinette: I called him "hot stuff". He cannot be allowed to hear that message, Alya! If he does, I'll die of shame!
Marinette: And I'm dead
Adrien: But you're too pretty to die!
Marinette turns crimson as the class giggles
Alya: Okay, okay. I got an idea. If Adrien's phone went to voicemail, it means the dude's busy. Which also means you can get to it before he does. Hmm, I wonder where he'd be...
(Marinette pulls down a large copy of Adrien's schedule from the ceiling.)
Marinette: OH YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! WHY IS THIS SHOW OUT TO GET ME
Angry Marinette is too much to handle so the class doesn't say anything
Marinette: Of course! He's got fencing club after school, that's why he didn't pick up! It ends in exactly twenty-two and a half minutes.
Alya: You are seriously insane. You know that, right?
(Marinette giggles)
Scene: . Adrien is taking fencing classes, while Plagg is in his locker, eating Camembert.
Plagg: (Adrien's phone vibrates.) Ahhhhh!
Automated voice: (from phone) You have 1 new message. (Plagg shuts it off.)
(Back in the gym, Adrien defeats his opponent. He pulls up his mask.)
Adrien: Gotta get a drink of water. I'll be right back. (He runs to his locker and opens it. He opens his bag and sees Plagg inside, finishing his cheese.) Plagg, you pig!
Plagg: You have 1 new message. (burps)
Adrien: Move, please, so I can check my voicemail. Hmm, don't recognize this number. Oh no, now we're late! Time to transform, Plagg! (His ring flashes.)
Marinette: Thank god for that akuma..
Scene: Dupain-Cheng House. Marinette and Alya are running down the stairs. They go outside and see Cat Noir.
Cat Noir: (leaping over a building) Woo-hoo! Yeah-ha-ha! Ha! Hahaha! (lands in front of the statue) Hey, everybody!
(Marinette covers her mouth and looks panicked.)
Alya: They're unveiling Ladybug and Cat Noir's sculptures today! I totally spaced!
Marinette: Me too.
Alya: Uh, you never mentioned going to the unveiling before.
Marinette: I'm not, I mean, I am! Uh, I mean, I forgot?
Alya: HOW DID I NOT CATCH THAT BEFORE
Alya: Listen. About Adrien's cellphone, what if we go right after?
Marinette: If we wait after the ceremony, Adrien's fencing training will be over, and he'll have his phone back by then.
Alya: Shoot. I gotta cover this event for the Ladyblog... I'm sorry, Marinette!
Marinette: Don't sweat it. I can manage. I think!
Alya: You sure?
Marinette: Yes, yes. I'm sure.
Alya: Cool. Good luck, and stay out of trouble. And don't improv!
Tikki: Isn't Ladybug supposed to be at the unveiling?
Marinette: Yes, but Marinette needs to be at the school first.
Tikki: But it is a ceremony in your honor.
Marinette: And it's my honor that's at stake right now. I'll be in and out of there in five minutes. We can be at the ceremony in no time!
Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony is about to begin.
Théo: Excuse me, Cat Noir, but Ladybug's not here.
Cat Noir: Don't worry about Ladybug. I'm sure she'll be here any minute. I can handle this situation alone for now. I'm the one in charge anyway, you know.
Théo: It's just that, I wanted to ask her to autograph this photo. She's amazing. She's so brave and smart, the way she always saves everyone...
(Cat Noir glares at the photo; Théo doesn't notice.)
Marinette: Adrien... what did you do?
Adrien: DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT! Your thing was probably worse...
Marinette groaned into her hands
André: Perhaps the ceremony should commence. It might bring her here faster.
Théo: Please, just one minute more, Mayor Bourgeois, she's going to come, I can feel it...
Scene: . Fencing class continues on.
Marinette: ...I'm there! (sees all the lockers)
Tikki: Oh boy.
Marinette: Which one's his?
Tikki: If you call him, you'll make his phone ring.
Marinette: Nice, Tikki! (She calls Adrien, and puts her ear against each locker to figure out where the ringing is coming from.)
Chloe: Stalker much?...
Marinette: Can't argue with that...
Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony is about to begin.
Mayor Bourgeois: It's only proper for Paris to pay homage to those to protect us from evil. (unveiling the statues) Ladybug and Cat Noir!
Alya: Can I get some photos for the Ladyblog?
(Théo looks at Ladybug's statue and sighs sadly.)
Scene: College. Marinette is still looking for Adrien's cell phone.
Tikki: Hurry, they're finishing up!
Marinette: Here it is! (She tries to open the locker, but it's locked.) Gah! It's locked!
Tikki: (She phases through the locker and opens it.) Ta-dah!
Plagg: Wow Tik, I thought you were the responsible one!
Tikki: Hey, I have to help my chosens
Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony has just ended.
Cat Noir: These statues are amazing. One thing's slightly off though— I'm actually taller than Ladybug.
Théo: Ladybug didn't show up. I just wanted to express my adoration for her. Let her know that everything I had went into her statue. I'm sure if she took a little time to get to know me, she would see how much we have in common. Our devotion to the things we love.
Marinette: aw..
Adrien quietly growled
Cat Noir: Hey, don't mean to burst your bubble, but you know, Ladybug and me, we're a thing, you know?
The whole class: WHAT?
Marinette: Is- is that how he got akumatized?
Adrien rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly (as he does): sorry..
Théo: Really?
Cat Noir: Yeah, we're like this. (crosses his fingers)
Marinette: WHAT
Théo: (growls; walks away angrily) What does Ladybug see in him?
Scene: College. Marinette is trying to unlock Adrien's phone.
Tikki: They're coming! Put back the phone!
Marinette: I haven't erased the message yet!
Tikki: We're out of time and we really ought to be getting to that ceremony, come on!
(Marinette hides behind the door as it opens.)
Student: Whew! That was rough. Ha ha.
(Marinette edges out the door without anyone seeing her. As she leaves the building, Cat Noir lands on the roof. Having changed back, Adrien opens the locker room door and steps in, whistling. He opens his locker and takes his bag.)
Scene:
Théo: A thing, huh? You don't even take love seriously. Calling it a thing... You don't deserve her! I do!
Scene:
Hawk Moth: Disappointed by Ladybug and jealous of Cat Noir. The perfect formula for disaster. (turns a butterfly into an ) Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!
Scene: Théo's studio. The akuma flies into the in Théo's hands.
Hawk Moth: Hello, Copycat. I am Hawk Moth. Once you get rid of Cat Noir, you can take his place. And Ladybug will be yours forever.
Théo: The very thought of it makes me purr. (Théo turns into Copycat)
Scene: . Adrien is looking for his phone.
Adrien: Ugh, where is it? (he looks angry at Plagg)
Plagg: What are you looking at me for? I didn't eat it. I swear!
Plagg: Phones don't taste as good as cheese
(Adrien grabs the house phone so he calls his cellphone)
Scene: Marinette's room
Marinette: How do you listen to messages on this— (The phone rings.) Home? (Marinette scrambles away from the phone) It's Adrien! He's looking for his phone! What if he tracks it? (Drawings appear on screen, depicting what Marinette describes) He'll figure out I stole it, I'll be arrested for grand theft, I'll spend the rest of my life in jail, and worse, I'll never get to go to the movies with Adrien! (She collapses on the bed)
Alya: You need to get your priorities in order girl
Adrien: Hey. I'm important!
Tikki: Oh, Marinette. You really need to get your priorities in order.
Alya: Tikki gets it
Adrien: But I'm important too!
Marinette: I know. Some days it feels impossible to balance being Marinette and being Ladybug.
Scene: Adrien's room
Adrien's Voicemail: Hey, this is Adrien's voicemail. Leave a message.
Adrien: Ugh, it must still be at the gym. (He grabs Plagg, who was in the middle of eating, and leaves.)
Scene: The . Copycat, identical in every way to Cat Noir, strolls down the museum hall.
Copycat: (humming)
(The civilians are surprised. Some hold up their phones to take pictures or videos.)
Copycat: (stepping across the rope to steal the Mona Lisa) Don't mind me. Just stealing this painting. Go about your business.
Civilian 1: Hey! (A hand is placed on Copycat's shoulder. Copycat trips the civilian.)
Civilian 2: I gotta get this on camera!
Scene: Streets. Adrien is being driven by his chauffeur.
Nadja: (from the radio) And in some astonishing news, there's been a spectacular theft at the Louvre. Amateur video showed without a shadow of a doubt that the thief is none other than the famous hero, Cat Noir.
Copycat: (on video) This painting is the cat's meow. (He runs away with the painting.)
Adrien: (shocked) Cat's meow? (gets out of the car) Not only is that person a fake, he's a terrible fake!
Marinette: You would make that pun
Adrien: My puns are meow-velous m'ady
Marinette: No ❤️
(Adrien runs into the school to transform. Cat Noir then jumps off the building to investigate the scene.)
Nadja: (From the radio inside the car) Thanks, now for your weather.
Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is wearing goggles and baking mittens, and operating Adrien's phone with a Q-tip.
Marinette Ugh, of course Adrien would own one of these super-expensive high-tech smartphones. I can't even figure out how to work this thing.
Tikki: Maybe it would help if you took off those silly mittens.
Marinette: And risk leaving fingerprints? No way. (Marinette's phone rings, and she answers; it's Alya.)
Adrien: You... you thought I would fingerprint my phone?
Marinette: Hey, I wasn't taking any chances
Alya: Problem fixed?
Marinette: Almost. I haven't erased the message yet, but I'm working on it as we speak.
Alya: No way. You palmed his phone?
Marinette: Yes? No? Uhh... I mean, I was planning to give it back. Actually, where are you? I can use some help.
Alya: No can do. I'm waiting for additional deets at the Louvre on the Cat Noir robbery.
Marinette: What? Somebody robbed Cat Noir?
Alya: No, girl. Didn't you hear? Cat Noir came in and stole the Mona Lisa! In broad daylight! Ladybug's gonna turn up for sure, and I do not wanna miss this. Just chill and I'll be over later.
Marinette: 'Kay. (She ends the call.) Cat Noir is a lot of things, but he's no thief. (takes goggles and mittens off) Time to transform!
Adrien: aw, thanks Bugaboo.
[Transformation Sequence)
Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ha! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug)
Ok so this is part 1, part 2 is coming out soon
Written on 9.12.20
Word count: 2250
Peace out ✌️