Once upon a time this was my favorite episode! I hope I did it justice. Have you guys seen that a new episode is supposed to come out on the 23rd? And the Shanghai special is coming out on the 27th! I wasn't excited (due to the writers seeming to just lose it lol) but then I saw the trailers and… DANGGGG! I can;t wait! Anyway, let's get on with it!
[ Theme Song ]
Scene: Gabriel's atelier.
Adrien: Father, there's something I'd like to talk to you...about. Can I have a few minutes of your time?
Gabriel: Yes, of course.
Adrien: Really?
Gabriel: I'll tell Nathalie to let you know as soon as I'm available.
Nino shook his head in disgust. Mr. Agreste couldn't even spare a few minutes to talk to his son? "That design is so weird, anyway."
Adrien chuckled, dispelling his previous frown. "I wonder what he was doing."
Adrien: (sighs) It'll be too late then.
(Gabriel notices that Adrien is fidgeting with his ring.)
Gabriel: Shouldn't you be practicing your piano?
Adrien: Yes.
(Adrien walks out of the room. Gabriel brings up video footage of Cat Noir from the Ladyblog on his computer. He pauses the video and rewinds it before zooming in to take a closer look at Cat Noir's ring. He then looks at an advertisement featuring Adrien. He zooms in to take a closer look at Adrien's ring. He then places the two videos side-by-side and studies the rings.)
Marinette shot up, looking at a shocked Adrien with wide eyes. "He figured you out?"
"I don't- he would have taken my miraculous, but- I- what?!" Adrien could barely speak as he stared at the screen in shock. The class looked on in worry as they fidgeted.
Gabriel: That's impossible!
(Gabriel bursts through his atelier's doors and marches upstairs to Adrien's room. The bodyguard notices him while standing in the doorway.)
Scene: Adrien's room
(Piano music is playing in the background when Gabriel opens the door to his son's room to confront him. Instead, he gasps when he and the bodyguard see that Adrien is not there and that the music is actually from his phone. Gabriel sees that the window is also open.)
"Honestly, that method is so smart," Alya tried to smile.
Adrien cringed. "Yeah, it's- it works, at least."
Gabriel: Nathalie! (Piano music stops playing when Nathalie shows up next to the bodyguard) Where is my son?!
Nathalie: Huh?!
Gabriel: Adrien has managed to leave his room without either of you noticing! Find him!
(The bodyguard and Nathalie run downstairs to start their search for Adrien.)
Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is watching the Adrien fragrance advertisement, which features him in all-white clothing running along rooftops in slow-motion, from her computer.
Commercial voice: Radiant. Carefree. Dreamy. Adrien... the fragrance. (The ad shows Adrien ascending, and running through the air before finishing on a "joyous leap" with several feathers. Marinette starts backtracking the advertisement to when the announcer says "Adrien".)
Marinette: (lovestruck) Adrien. (sighs)
Momentarily forgetting about Gabriel knowing his identity, Adrien looked at Marinette with a chuckle. She turned bright red as he laughed harder and harder, eventually joining in. The rest of the class watched in slight bemusement as the two totally lost it, laughing hysterically. Finally, Tikki flew up to Marinette with a whisper, calming her down.
"Sorry guys," she apologized as she wiped a tear from her eye. "It's been a long 24 hours."
The class murmured in agreement, finally pressing 'play' once more.
(Because Marinette is lovestruck while she's eating her yogurt, Tikki helps to push a spoonful of it into her mouth.)
"Good old Tikki," Adrien shook his head. "Always the helpful one."
Tikki beamed.
Scene: Streets of Paris
(Adrien is sneaking through the streets to get to his destination.)
Wayhem: Adrien?! The Adrien Agreste?! This is awesome!
Adrien: (laughs nervously) Okay, bye. (tries to walk away, but Wayhem starts following him)
Alya cringed. "I know he's your friend now, but, like- yikes. People really need to learn that celebrities are humans too."
Adrien shrugged. "I'm used to it, it's not that big a deal."
He missed Marinette's concerned glance.
Wayhem: The first time I saw you in that ad, I told myself, "Wayhem, I got to meet this guy. He's so cool!". What if I was, like, your biggest fan?
Adrien: Yeah... sure.
Wayhem: (takes out his phone to take a photo of himself with Adrien) Say "cheese"! (starts texting) "Me-and-Adrien. This-is-the-best-day-of-my-life!"
"He didn't even wait for you to, like, agree!"
Adrien: No! Don't post it up on... (Wayhem has posted the photo on the Internet) ...the Internet.
Alya shook her head, still clearly angry on behalf of her good friend.
"I'm thinking I need to use the Ladyblog to spread awareness about celebrities. This isn't okay. I know a lot of times celebrities ask people to post selfies later on so their location can't be tracked, and I feel like the public of Paris needs to learn a lesson from this."
Marinette nodded. "Fully agreed. I'll help you with that blog post when we get back!"
"Great!"
Adrien smiled gratefully, though uncertain of what to say. "Thanks, guys."
"Of course, you're our friend."
(Meanwhile, the bodyguard is driving in the Agreste limousine, searching for Adrien.)
GPS voice: You have got one new alert!
(The bodyguard touches the GPS screen and sees the photo of Adrien and Wayhem. He grunts before he tracks down the location of the photo.)
Adrien sighed. "And that's why I didn't want it posted."
GPS voice: New destination.
(The bodyguard turns left to follow his new route. At the same time, Adrien is trying to get away from Wayhem.)
Wayhem: Hold up! Could you autograph my cologne bottle of Adrien? (holds out a life-size cutout of Adrien, causing the latter to creep out) And my life-size cutout?
"Who just carries around a life-size cutout of someone? That's really weird." Adrien shrugged.
"A lot of my fans do that, actually."
"Now I understand how you weren't creeped out by my photo shrine," Marinette shook her head. "I may have been a little creepy at times, but- wow."
Adrien nodded.
Adrien: (notices that his bodyguard and the Agreste limo are right behind Wayhem) Some other time. I've gotta get going. (runs off)
Wayhem: No wait! Adrien!
(Nearby pedestrians overhear Wayhem and start shouting Adrien's name in delight. Adrien stops running when a little girl in front of him points at him.)
Girl: It's Adrien from TV!
Firefighter: Can I have an autograph for my daughter?
(Adrien runs off while being chased by a mob of fans, including Wayhem, plus a man on motorcycle, the firefighter's engine, and a police helicopter.)
Wayhem: Adrien? Adrien! Adrien!
Marinette glanced over at Alya to see her fuming. Finally, she stood up, running out of the room. As the rest of the class stared at the doorway, she poked her head back in.
"I need a sec- I have to start my blog post. This is making me really angry."
"What about the episode," Rose asked. "This is the one where they ran around Paris, remember?"
Alya cringed. "Oh yeah, I did really want to see this one."
"How about this," Marinette stood up. "We will all help you write your blog post when we return to Paris. But for now, let's finish so we can get out of here."
After a long pause, Alya relented. "Okay, but I'm holding you to that promise!"
Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is still watching the Adrien fragrance advertisement.
Commercial voice and Marinette: Radiant. Carefree. Dreamy. Adrien.
(Both Marinette and Tikki suddenly hear the phone. Marinette pauses the video to pick up when she sees that the caller ID shows Alya.)
Alya: Marinette, I've been waiting for you for fifteen minutes! Where are you, girl?
Marinette: Uh, I was deciding which swimsuit to wear. (chuckles)
(The video from her computer starts playing again.)
Commercial voice: Radiant. Carefree. Dreamy.
Alya: Uh-huh. And the Adrien's ad helps you pick out a swimsuit, girl?
Adrien smirked, earning a swat from Marinette. "Get your head out of the gutter," she hissed.
Commercial voice: Adrien.
Marinette: (giggles) Um, yeah! I'll be right there! (laughs nervously)
(Marinette ends the call before she quickly grabs her duffel bag. Tikki follows her as they get out of the house.)
Tikki: Marinette?
Scene: Outside
Tikki: Marinette, haven't you forgotten something?
Marinette: (stops running) Oh! I forgot to pack my swimsuit!
"Seriously? Even after our call?" Alya grinned. Marinette slumped, red-faced.
Tikki: (shakes her head) Mmm-mmm. (points at what Marinette is wearing) Hmm?
(Marinette looks down and shrieks when she realizes she's still wearing her pajamas.)
Marinette: I have to change! (turns to run back, but suddenly bumps into Adrien)
"Because despite being Lady Luck, my life is full of bad luck."
Adrien: Marinette?
Marinette: Adrien?
Adrien: You live near here. Can I hide out at your place?
Marinette: Uh, at my place? You, hide out? What's going on?
Adrien's fans: Adrien!
Adrien: Too late!
(The mob of fans rushes past nearby to Marinette and Adrien.)
Wayhem: Adrien! (notices him and Marinette) There he is!
"This is not okay!"
"Guys, it's fine."
"No, it's not!"
Marinette: (starts to act like Ladybug) Come with me!
(Marinette and Adrien run to the Place des Vosges.)
Wayhem: Adrien!
Scene: Place des Vosges.
(The mob of fans runs past the dry fountain in which Marinette and Adrien are hiding.)
Adrien: Thank you for saving me. People are going crazy over this ad.
Marinette: You starred in an ad? I had no idea! (laughs) That's awesome!
Adrien laughed. "You are a dirty liar."
Marinette grinned sheepishly. "Come on, at least I got out a coherent sentence!"
Adrien: I don't know about that. In fact it's really quite... (notices that Marinette is wearing her pajamas) ...embarrassing?
"Oof…"
Marinette: Heh! All good now! I'd better get going. (Adrien pulls her back into hiding when he notices the Agreste limo nearby) Isn't that your bodyguard?
Adrien: Actually I-I snuck out without permission. I'm supposed to be home right now and—
(Marinette and Adrien realize that someone's camera is flashing behind them.)
Jean Tretiens: "Adrien and his girlfriend in the fountain"!
"This is why I wish people would actually stop and find out what's really going on," Adrien muttered. Marinette nodded.
"This whole day was absolutely insane."
Chloe nodded. "It was ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"
Scene: Agreste mansion, Gabriel hears an alert from his phone.
Gabriel: Adrien?
Scene: Somewhere in the streets of Paris, the mob of fans all get the message.
Wayhem: In the fountain?!
Scene: Swimming pool, Alya also gets the message.
Alya: With Marinette?
(Juleka, Mylène and Rose all gasp when they hear the news.)
Scene: Somewhere in the streets.
(Meanwhile, in the Agreste limo, the bodyguard gets the message as well.)
GPS voice: You have got one new alert!
(The bodyguard turns the car around to head to the Place des Vosges.)
Scene: Place des Vosges
(When he arrives, he growls in frustration when he sees that Adrien is not there.)
"I guess I feel a little bad for him," Adrien cringed. "He's a good guy, really."
Marinette smiled. "Honestly, I've always gotten the impression that unlike some people he actually cares for you as a person. And, like, remember Gigantitan? He literally didn't get akumatized because of you."
"I guess you're right," Adrien realized, more than a little cheered up.
Scene: Métro
Adrien: (takes deep breaths) I'm so sorry I got you in this crazy mess, Marinette. Plus, now everyone thinks you're my girlfriend!
Marinette: (mock indignation) Oh, that's terrible, yeah. (normally) I mean no! I mean it's not that terrible, really. Is it? Or...not? Anyway, do you think it's gonna be okay between you and your father?
"Nice subject change, Marinette," Alix smirked.
Adrien: How can anything bad happen... with my Marinette lucky charm? (takes out said item from his pocket while he winks and puts his left hand near his face)
(Marinette gasps in happiness. Flashback of "Gamer" is briefly shown when Marinette gave Adrien her lucky charm. Back to the present, a woman on the opposite subway platform notices Adrien and Marinette together.)
Marinette looked over to see Adrien holding out the very same lucky charm, a warm smile on his face. Beaming, she pulled out her own.
Woman: (screams) It's Adrien from the ad! There he is!
Adrien's fans: (start taking pictures of Adrien and Marinette from their phones) Adrien! Adrien! Wow!
Scene: Back at the pool, Alya and her friends notice the pictures from her phone.
Rose: Aww! They look so cute together!
Scene: Métro, Adrien and Marinette are about to run away from the mob's view.
Adrien: We can't stay here!
(Adrien grabs Marinette's hand, which causes her to smile. He dashes off with her from the mob who're still chanting "Adrien!". They're about to get to the nearby exit, but Adrien stops when he sees that his bodyguard is blocking their way. They both turn around to go to another exit, but they see Wayhem there on the stairs, as well as others coming into view behind him.)
Wayhem: Yoohoo! Adrien!
(Adrien and Marinette realize that they're trapped. Adrien notices that a nearby subway train door is open, so he leaps inside holding Marinette right before it closes. However, the bracelet drops on the ground outside the train. Marinette and Adrien look up to see the fans trying to get in as the train leaves.)
"That was pretty impressive, dude," Nino remarked. Adrien laughed.
"I don't know about that, but thanks I guess."
Wayhem: Adrien! (looks at the bodyguard) Look, that's Adrien's bodyguard! (Everyone starts to tackle the bodyguard)
"Well, that's just rude," Adrien narrowed his eyes. "He doesn't deserve that."
Alya fumed.
Fan: Look at him!
Wayhem: I got his phone!
Fans: There he is! Oh my goodness!
(Wayhem scrolls to the contact list and calls Adrien's phone. Meanwhile, Gabriel has his son's phone and picks it up.)
"Why would you- what is wrong with this dude?" Kim looked bewildered.
Adrien sighed. "We're friends now, but he was a little… obsessive at first."
"I'll say," Ivan shook his head. "That was just… wow."
Wayhem: (seen on the phone) Adrien?!
Gabriel: (angrily) Who are you? And where's my son? Return that phone this minute or I'll have you arrested!
(Wayhem drops the bodyguard's phone in surprise. Suddenly, Jean Duparc's phone has an alert.)
Jean Duparc: They got off the train at Concorde!
"Why do they need to know," Adrien facepalmed. Marinette shook her head.
"This day was so chaotic."
(Another train arrives behind the crowd. The mob of fans immediately board it, leaving the bodyguard alone. He slams his fist on the ground in anger. He then notices the bracelet and picks it up to examine it.)
"I am grateful that survived," Adrien remarked. "That would have been really sad."
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Gabriel enters his lair by the secret passage from his atelier.
Nooroo: Master, you don't really think Adrien could be Cat Noir?
Gabriel: I don't know. But he's hiding something for sure. Since his bodyguard has failed to keep an eye on Adrien, there's only one way for us to uncover his secret.
[Transformation Sequence]
Gabriel: Nooroo, dark wings rise!
(Gabriel transforms into Hawk Moth.)
Marinette paused, staring in shock. The entire class sat in silence until finally, Alya looked at Adrien incredulously.
"Did you see that… did you see that transformation sequence?"
Adrien shook his head numbly.
"What. was. that."
Scene: Streets of Paris. Adrien's bodyguard exits the Métro to see the Agreste limo is about to be towed by Officer Roger.
Roger: Is this your vehicle? What kind of parking job is this in the middle of Paris? You think you own the streets?
"Sabrina, your dad can be a lot sometimes," Mylene shyly remarked. Sabrina nodded regretfully.
"He does his best, but… yeah."
(He hands the bodyguard a ticket. In anger, the bodyguard crumples it and throws it away while Roger is speaking to the person who's about to tow the car)
Roger: All right, take it away!
(The crumpled-up ticket bounces from the back of the wing mirror and hits the back of Roger's cap. Roger angrily turns around to see the bodyguard is trying to get the car down and starts writing another ticket for him)
"That was just unlucky."
Roger: And assaulting a police officer on duty. This is not looking good for you! (The bodyguard grunts before he suddenly hears his phone ring) Hmm? (The bodyguard picks up the phone) What do you think you're doing? Don't pick up!
Automated voice: You have one new message.
Roger: I'm talking to you! (writes yet another ticket) All right, you asked for it!
"Is there a 'didn't listen' ticket or something?" Adrien looked confused. The class shrugged.
Gabriel: (on the phone as a voicemail) What have you done? Where's Adrien? Don't tell me it's that hard to keep an eye on a fourteen-year-old boy!
Adrien gasped. "He's doing that on purpose!"
Marinette looked at him in confusion. "What?"
"My bodyguard! He sent him that voicemail on purpose to anger him! He's despicable!"
Marinette frowned worriedly, patting his back.
(While the bodyguard is listening to Gabriel, Roger sticks a ticket on the bodyguard. The bodyguard growls at him, which causes Roger to write him another one.)
Roger: Or are you just too stupid to do something so simple? Failure to obey.
Gabriel: (continuing) You'd better find him and fast!
Roger: And another one for that! And another one! And another one! (The Agreste limo is placed on the flatbed of the tow truck.)
"Dude…"
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair
Hawk Moth: A failed bodyguard who can't perform his duties. Anger and frustration, perfect fodder for my akuma! Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!
"Literally he's the only one that cares about me in that house," Adrien muttered bitterly. Marinette sniffed sadly, heartbroken that he was going through so much pain.
Scene: Streets of Paris. The tow truck drives away with the Agreste limo.
(Adrien's bodyguard punches a nearby pole in anger, hurting his hand. He then looks down at the bracelet he's been holding the whole time. The akuma enters the bracelet.)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Gorizilla, I am Hawk Moth. I'm giving you the tracking abilities you'll need to hunt down the person you've lost and accomplish your mission.
(The bodyguard growls and transforms into Gorizilla. Nearby civilians start to run and scream when they notice him, causing Roger to turn around. Gorizilla roars and pounds his chest in anger. He looks down at the bracelet and smells its scent. He puts the bracelet in his pants pocket and starts off to track down Adrien.)
Scene: Cinema. A car commercial is playing on-screen. Marinette and Adrien are both wearing disguises to hide from the fans.
Adrien: Good thinking, Marinette. Without these disguises we never would have made it here.
"Why are those your disguises," Alix facepalmed. "What even is that?"
Marinette glared. "We made do with what we had! It could've been worse."
Alix raised her eyebrows. "Really."
"Yes, we could've been wearing swimsuits. We could've had so many weird things on. This was not the worst alternative."
"Whatever makes you sleep at night, Marinette."
Marinette: No. It was your idea to duck into this dark theater, remember? That was smart.
Adrien: Actually, this is where I was heading when those crazed fans suddenly showed up. Thanks to you, my father won't find out.
Marinette: Wait. You aren't allowed to go to the movies?
Adrien: I am. With my bodyguard or Nathalie, of course. But I'm not sure my father would've allowed me to see this particular movie.
Marinette: (scared) Oh no! Please don't tell me it's a horror movie! I hate horror movies!
"We know," Nino said dryly.
Adrien tilted his head in curiosity as Marinette sighed.
"Back when we were kids," Nino explained, "Kim, Mari and I had a sleepover where we watched a horror movie. Let's just say it didn't go well."
Marinette shook her head. "I will never understand why people purposely get scared. That stuff is not fun. Not fun at all."
Adrien: No, no. Don't worry. It's a very rare movie that I've never been able to see. It's not on the Internet and my father's hidden the only DVD somewhere at home. See, my mother played the leading role.
Marinette: Wow. I had no idea.
Adrien: It's only being shown once. Today, in this theater. I couldn't talk to my father about it, so I decided to sneak out, unnoticed. (A movie patron next to Adrien is looking at him. He turns around to avoid being recognized by the patron)
"What's the movie?" Adrien glanced up to see a curious Mylene. A soft smile came across his face.
"Solitude."
Mylene furrowed her brow, trying to remember if she had heard of that movie. Finally she shrugged, figuring she would see it in a few minutes.
Marinette: I don't think the "unnoticed" bit went too well, actually.
Adrien: Oh well. At least I'll get to see it. Not to mention this is the first time I've ever come to the movies with a friend. (Marinette chuckles at him)
(Suddenly the Adrien fragrance ad is playing on the screen.)
Commercial voice: Radiant. Carefree.
Commercial voice and Marinette: Dreamy. Adrien... the fragrance.
The entire class facepalmed.
"Mari," Alya said exasperatedly, "you know I love you, but… this is ridiculous."
Marinette blushed. "I know…. I was really dumb then."
(Marinette stops herself when she realizes that the real Adrien is still sitting next to her. Adrien chuckles at her in amusement. Then the film is about to play.)
Marinette: Ooh! It's starting!
(The movie screen shows the "Graham Films" logo on a black background. The opening shows a scene of a rainy day in Paris with the text "Production A. Bourgeois" shown on-screen. The next scene shows a woman walking on the riverside of the Seine with an umbrella, with the text Solitude appearing next to her. Adrien gasps when he sees the text "Emilie Agreste" at the next scene.)
A chorus of gasps were heard across the theater. Alya paused the video, looking as though she might cry.
"Your… your-" she stopped, unable to speak.
Finally, Nino sat up. "Is that your mother?"
His voice was barely above a whisper, but still, Adrien heard him loud and clear. He took a deep breath before finally nodding. The class exploded into whispers as they pondered this new development. Adrien's mother was an actress?
(He then takes off his motorcycle helmet, which causes the nearby movie patron to notice and take a photo of him and Marinette.)
Marinette and Adrien: (surprised) Huh?
Movie patron: (texting) "Adrien in a helmet at the movies with his girlfriend wearing a towel!"
Adrien facepalmed.
(Adrien immediately puts his helmet back on. He then hears Wayhem's voice from behind the entrance door.)
Wayhem: Adrien's at the movies! (enters through doors)
(The swarm of fans rush over Wayhem and get to where Marinette and Adrien are seated.)
Adrien: We're trapped! What are we gonna do?
(The mob of fans start taking pictures of Marinette and Adrien.)
Movie patron: Adrien likes movies. I like movies too!
"Who doesn't like movies, really," Chloe sniffed. To her surprise, Rose and Juleka nodded in agreement.
"Movies are great," Mylene shrugged. "As long as they aren't scary, of course."
Fan: Adrien!
(Suddenly the mob all stop taking pictures when they hear loud stomps from outside. They start to run and scream when they see Gorizilla's large hand smash through the ceiling. Gorizilla grabs Adrien, lifts him out of the theater building, and lets him sit on his palm.)
Adrien: Are you...my bodyguard?!
(Gorizilla sniffs at him; Adrien gasps. The mob starts to throw food at Gorizilla.)
Wayhem: Let go of Adrien, right now!
(Gorizilla is about to come down to attack the mob.)
Adrien: (holds out his helmet) Stop! I'm the one you wanted. Leave them alone!
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Gorizilla! You have fulfilled the first part of your mission. Now don't let go of Adrien! Not until Ladybug and Cat Noir come to rescue him!
"I can't believe he purposely set an akuma after me," Adrien frowned. "I- I thought…"
Marinette laid a comforting hand on his arm.
(Gorizilla grabs hold of Adrien tightly, causing the motorcycle helmet to fall and land in front of Wayhem. Gorizilla leaps away.)
Wayhem: (puts on the helmet) Adrien, I'm coming to save you! (runs to the door and exits the theater)
Marinette: Adrien needs me!
[Transformation Sequence]
Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ha!
(Marinette (in her pajamas) transforms into Ladybug.)
Scene:The vicinity of Montparnasse Tower. Wayhem, on his bike, is chasing after Gorizilla.
Wayhem: Put Adrien down right now!
Ladybug: Put Adrien down right now!
"Which one do you think he'll listen to?"
"99% chance that he will listen to none of the above options."
(She swings to a rooftop and runs along it as she watches Gorizilla reach Montparnasse Tower and climb to the roof, where he lets out a tremendous roar. Ladybug then arrives at the top of the tower)
Ladybug: Let him go! (throws her yo-yo towards Gorizilla, but misses when he ducks down)
Adrien: Ladybug!
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) She's alone! If Adrien is Cat Noir, then he'll have to transform to help her. Gorizilla, attack Ladybug!
Adrien gasped with anger, pulling Marinette closer to him.
(Gorizilla is about to grab Ladybug, but she dodges him and goes up to his shoulder. She tries to open Gorizilla's hand to free Adrien, but it's too tight.)
Adrien: There's no use! He's too strong!
(Gorizilla roars at Ladybug, which causes her to almost fall off the building. She manages to catch herself by using her yo-yo.)
Ladybug: (tries to contact Cat Noir) Cat Noir, where are you? I really need your help, fast! I'm at Montparnasse Tower!
"Sorry, m'Lady," Adrien tried to grin. Marinette smiled.
"Oh, Kitty, the identity problem made some battles so much more complicated. Maybe we should have revealed after all."
(Gorizilla is about to grab her again, but Ladybug runs along the face of the Tower while Gorizilla tries to swat her. She then uses her yo-yo to get herself back up to the roof.)
Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (A toy remote-controlled helicopter appears) A helicopter? It really isn't a good time to play.
(Just as Ladybug starts controlling the helicopter, Gorizilla grabs her.)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Excellent! Now take Ladybug's Miraculous while we wait for Cat Noir!
(Gorizilla struggles to grab Ladybug's earrings but is hopelessly unable to do so while holding Adrien and Ladybug in his fists.)
"How tragic," Alix snorted. Marinette shook her head in amusement.
Adrien: I'm so sorry, Ladybug.
Ladybug: Don't worry. Let me try to maneuver this...thing!
(Inside Gorizilla's left hand, Ladybug manages to maneuver the joystick of the remote to control the helicopter in order to distract Gorizilla. The helicopter first goes into his nostril, before it flies up and hits his eyes with its blades. Gorizilla roars in pain and ends up setting Ladybug free. He then tries to attack the helicopter.)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Get Ladybug back!
(Ladybug wraps her yo-yo around the thumb of Gorizilla's hand in which he's holding Adrien.)
Ladybug: Hold on!
(She leaps off the building and enters through a window to a business office, where she runs past the workers to get to a window on the other side of the building)
Ladybug: Sorry! (jumps back onto the roof, and passes under Gorizilla between his legs) Let go of Adrien right now!
(Ladybug pulls her string, causing a table inside the office to be knocked over, and forces Gorizilla's thumb away from Adrien.)
"Whoops… didn't mean to cause so much disturbance," Marinette cringed. Adrien frowned at the screen.
"Did they not realize there was a giant gorilla on the building? Why are they all still working as normal?"
Marinette looked back at the screen, frowning thoughtfully.
"That's… a good question."
Ladybug: Jump, Adrien! Quick! (Adrien stares down at the vast distance below him) You have to trust me!
Adrien: Always! (jumps out of Gorizilla's hand, and over the side of the building) Yeah-ha!
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) No!
"Well glad to see he does care after all," Adrien muttered, earning a comforting back rub from his girlfriend.
(Ladybug jumps off the building to save Adrien, but Gorizilla grabs her.)
Ladybug: No!
Plagg: (alongside Adrien plummeting to the ground below) If you don't transform soon, you might wind up like a gooey pile of Camembert!
Adrien: I can't, Plagg! Not in the open like this! I'm sure Ladybug has a plan. I trust her!
Tears sprang to Marinette's eyes as she groaned.
"I did, Adrien, but it was ruined by him grabbing me, I- I thought you were going to die!"
Adrien looked down somberly. "This is one of the reasons it's hard to think about forgiving Father," he remarked. "So much could have been lost.
(Ladybug tries to escape from Gorizilla's grip, but he's too strong.)
The class watched with bated breath as their friend continued to fall, knowing that somehow he had to be alright, but… not how.
Wayhem: (on the ground below, running frantically in circles, still wearing the helmet, as others look up in horror) Don't be scared, Adrien! I'm gonna catch you!
"I don't think he would be very useful," Rose remarked, voice small from fear. Marinette nodded.
'Probably not."
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) If indeed you are Cat Noir, then transform, son. Please.. (Adrien continues to fall downward, resolutely remaining as he is) Come on, son!
Tears came to some of the classmates' eyes as they watched Hawk Moth plead, knowing that Adrien had made the right decision not to transform.
(Ladybug looks down at Adrien, then raises her head, eyes closed.)
Ladybug: Cat Noir, help!
"I'm sorry," Adrien whispered. Marinette leaned over, giving him a hug.
Hawk Moth: (from his lair, to Gorizilla) Drop Ladybug!
"I never-" Marinette's voice trailed off for a moment, as she was clearly struggling not to cry. "I never understood why that happened. I never knew why he randomly let go of me, but I was too relieved to question it. But now… it makes more sense. I-I can't help but wonder why he's Hawk Moth."
Adrien nodded slowly. "That's true, I do wonder that as well. He already has money, power, I don't know what more he would…"
Suddenly he gasped, looking at Marinette.
"My mother."
"What?" Marinette tilted her head, not following.
"My mother," Adrien explained. "He must be trying to get her back. I thought she had left us, but maybe… maybe she died and he didn't know how to tell me."
Marinette looked at her boyfriend with sadness, wishing he had a better family.
(Gorizilla lets go of Ladybug. She then races down the side of the building, catches Adrien using her yo-yo, and pulls him up to her. They stare at each other as they slowly descend to the ground amid a crowd cheering enthusiastically for Ladybug.)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair, sighs in relief) Gorizilla, get them back. And don't mess up this time!
Adrien: I just knew I could count on you, M'Lad— uh, Ladybug.
Marinette facepalmed, groaning loudly. "I didn't even notice! How dumb am I?"
Wayhem: Adrien? (runs up and hugs Adrien) You're safe!
(Adrien chuckles nervously at Ladybug. But he then notices Ladybug's earrings ringing.)
Adrien: Your earrings are flashing. Is there a problem?
Adrien laughed as Marinette rolled her eyes. "You know perfectly well…"
Ladybug: It means it won't be long before I transform back. But don't worry. Cat Noir will be here soon to take care of things..
(Gorizilla suddenly lands in front of everyone, which causes the crowd to scream and run.)
Wayhem: You can leave, Ladybug! I'll keep him at bay!
Ladybug: (takes the helmet off of Wayhem, and puts it on Adrien) No. I want you to find a safe place to hide.
Wayhem: Oh, okay. (starts to run away, but stops when Ladybug and Adrien swing away. Gorizilla starts to follow them, but Wayhem grabs onto Gorizilla's leg) You shall not pass! (Gorizilla picks up Wayhem to examine him) Radiant. Carefree. Dreamy. Adrien... the fragrance! (sprays the Adrien fragrance cologne in Gorizilla's face, causing the giant ape to drop him)
"Okay… someone is a geek." Alix smirked.
Marinette laughed. "I mean, same."
Wayhem: Ha ha ha! Now you won't be able to sniff out Adrien, will ya, you big hairy ape! (Gorizilla starts to look around) Go ahead, try! (Gorizilla sniffs a column with a poster of Adrien. The fragrance filling his nostrils seems like poster images of Adrien everywhere around him. He roars, and then starts to run away)
"See, he did something right," Adrien defended his friend. Alya shrugged.
"I guess so."
Wayhem: I'm coming, Adrien.
(Wayhem rides off on his bike to follow where Ladybug and Adrien went.)
Marinette looked over at Adrien suspiciously. "Did you involve him?!"
Adrien shrugged. "Maybe…"
Scene: Streets of Paris. Ladybug carries Adrien, still wearing his helmet, up to a rooftop.
Adrien: I think you lost him.
Ladybug: (looks behind) Looks like it. Do you have any idea where his akuma could be? (Her earrings ring again.)
Adrien: You're about to transform back. So you should just leave me here, and I'll stay hidden (takes off his helmet) while I wait for Cat Noir to turn up.
"In other words, leave him alone," Alix smirked. Marinette pouted.
Ladybug: (puts the helmet back onto Adrien) But what if the supervillain finds you before he gets here?
"It was a valid question!"
Alya smirked at her best friend. "Yes, but you realize this made everything more complicated?"
Adrien: (takes off his helmet again) He's my bodyguard. He won't hurt me.
"Clearly you've never been akumatized," Kim rolled his eyes. Adrien cringed.
"Look, I was just trying to get away!"
(Ladybug notices someone going down stairs that lead down to the Métro.)
Ladybug: Of course! I know how we can track him. (puts the helmet back onto Adrien) This way, I'll have enough time to find out where his akuma is! (She carries Adrien down to the ground. Shortly, Adrien, carrying his helmet, watches as Ladybug leaves a message to Cat Noir) ...so, meet us at the subway station. Adrien agreed to act as bait, but we really need you and your Cataclysm to make this work. Hurry up! (ends the call)
Adrien: What if Cat Noir doesn't turn up?
Ladybug: Oh, he will! I trust him.
The class could only laugh at the irony as Marinette shook her head in exasperation.
(Adrien blushes as he glances downward and smiles. Then he hears panting from Wayhem, approaching on his bike nearby.)
Adrien: Yeah, you're right. I'm sure he'll be here.
Marinette gasped. "You did! I can't believe you involved a civilian!"
Adrien turned, giving her a stare that made her wilt guiltily.
"Really? To you, I was a civilian, Marinette."
She huffed. "Fine. But I still say we should try to avoid that."
"Trust me, I tried."
(Ladybug heads down to the Métro.)
Plagg: (inside the helmet) And what rabbit are you planning to pull out of your hat now? You can't be Cat Noir and Adrien at the same time!
Adrien: And what if I can? (walks in front of Wayhem's way) I need some help!
Wayhem: (stops his bike) Adrien!
Marinette sighed. "I guess it was pretty helpful."
Adrien nodded. "I needed something! As Plagg pointed out, I couldn't be Cat Noir and Adrien at the same time by myself!"
(Gorizilla hears Wayhem's screaming, and he heads to where Adrien is. Down in the Métro, Ladybug is waiting for Cat Noir.)
Ladybug: He's coming! (hears her earrings ring again) Hurry up, Cat Noir.
(Meanwhile, Gorizilla spots the helmeted "Adrien", really Wayhem, kicking the wheels of several cars to create loud alarms. He lands behind him.)
Wayhem: Over here!
(Gorizilla is about to grab "Adrien", but Cat Noir uses his staff and blocks him.)
Cat Noir: Why don't you pick on someone your own size? (Gorizilla tries to grab him, but Cat Noir jumps down to the ground) Don't worry, "Adrien", I won't let him touch a hair on your head!
"Why did you say that like that," Nathaniel piped up. "I can practically hear the quotation marks."
Adrien shrugged. "Accident?"
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Adrien and Cat Noir side by side. So I was wrong. Just as well. (to Gorizilla) Gorizilla, grab Cat Noir's Miraculous and be done with him!
Marinette gasped, as Adrien remembered earlier in the episode.
"That's right," he realized, "he had figured me out! Oh my gosh, I am so glad I had Wayhem do that… that could have been really bad."
Marinette cringed. "You're right, I… I won't doubt you again." Adrien smiled at that.
(Cat Noir repeatedly dodges Gorizilla's hand.)
Cat Noir: Missed me! Missed me! Missed me again! That's it, big guy. Come on, just a little more. (runs underneath Gorizilla to where he's directly above the Métro station) There! Cataclysm! (touches the pavement, causing it to cave in and trap Gorizilla in the destroyed road; then calls Ladybug on his staff) This is Cat Noir Express Deliveries. Did you order a giant beast, M'Lady?
"Dork," Marinette smiled softly.
Scene: Métro
Ladybug: I knew I could count on you, kitty! Where is Adrien?
Cat Noir: (over the phone) He's safe.
Ladybug: (to Gorizilla) I'm very sorry, but I'm gonna have to search your pockets! (jumps onto Gorizilla and takes the bracelet out of his pocket) Here you are! (pulls it apart, revealing the akuma) Time to de-evilize! (captures the akuma and purifies it) Gotcha! Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!
"Did you notice what the akumatized object was?" Nino looked at his childhood friend. Marinette shrugged.
"At that point, I had way too many things to think about. I don't think I really noticed."
Scene: Streets of Paris
(The Miraculous light fixes the destroyed pavement and puts Gorizilla back on top of the ground, as Ladybug arrives next to Cat Noir. Gorizilla then turns back into Adrien's bodyguard.)
Ladybug and Cat Noir: (fist-bumping) Pound it!
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair
Hawk Moth: One of these days I'll find out who Ladybug and Cat Noir really are. And when I do, I'll make them pay for eternity!
"See," Marinette shook her head. "This is why I have a hard time imagining that maybe he's doing this for a good reason. He wants to make me 'pay for eternity'. Who says that?"
Adrien nodded slowly. "Yeah, it looks worse and worse."
Scene: Streets of Paris
Ladybug: (calling to "Adrien" in the distance) Adrien, are you okay?
Cat Noir: He's totally fine! Right? (looks briefly at Wayhem) See? If I were you, I wouldn't hang around too long. (Ladybug's earrings ring) Unless you don't mind revealing your secret identity to all of us.
"That was low," Marinette pouted.
Ladybug: Bye, Adrien! Bye, kitty! Bug out! (swings away with her yo-yo)
Cat Noir: (to Wayhem) Gotta scat too. Thanks for your help, "Adrien". (extends his staff and leaves)
(Wayhem walks over to a nearby building and knocks on the door. Adrien opens it, and peers out.)
Wayhem: (takes his Adrien mask, which had been part of the full Adrien cutout, out of his helmet) That was awesome! I helped Cat Noir save Paris from that nasty big ape!
Adrien: I knew I could count on you. (Wayhem joins Adrien inside so they can switch back their clothing, before they both emerge from the building, Wayhem no longer wearing the helmet) I'm sorry I had to ask you to stand in for me earlier. You must think I'm not very brave.
"Aw, Kitty," Marinette smiled.
Wayhem: (excitedly) You kidding? (puts mask in front of his face while he continues) I got to be in Adrien's shoes for a few minutes! (withdraws mask) A dream come true! (more calmly, speaking partly behind the mask) I'm really sorry I posted that photo on the Internet. You must be mad at me. (Adrien takes out a marker and writes "adrien " on the mask, making Wayhem once again excited) Is that your email?
Adrien: Yeah. If you can manage to stop running after me screaming, I'm sure we can be good friends!
Wayhem: (hugging the mask) I promise, Adrien!
"I can't believe you gave that crazy fan your email," Alya shook her head.
"He turned out to be a good guy," Adrien defended. Alya sighed.
"You are so naive."
Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette falls onto her bed with happiness.
Marinette: Oh, Tikki! I went to the movies with Adrien! It's the best day of my life! (sits up as realization dawns) Oh no! I went to the movies... with Adrien, in my pajamas, wearing funny glasses, and a towel! Oh! It's the worst day of my life! (her phone suddenly rings) Alya! (picks up the phone to see Alya with Juleka, Mylène, and Rose)
Alya: Okay, Marinette! We all saw your pics online! But we're totally lost! We need the scoop.
Marinette: Oh, right! (chuckles) Not surprised. I'll just change, then I'll be right over! Wait, where are you?
Alya: At the swimming pool? We're still waiting, girl! (She and her friends all chuckle in amusement)
"You waited the whole time?" Adrien laughed. Juleka nodded.
"Duh," Rose smiled. "She may be flaky but she's a great friend!"
Marinette smiled, touched by her friends.
Scene: Adrien's room
(Adrien enters his room to see his father sitting on his couch.)
Gabriel: Sit down, Adrien. (Adrien sits next to him, on his left. Gabriel raises the TV remote and turns the TV on, starting the film Solitude) All you had to do was ask me.
"He tried," Nino deadpanned. Adrien just shook his head.
Adrien: I'm sorry, Father. I tried to talk to you, but you were so busy. In fact, I always feel like you don't want to talk at all, so—
Gabriel: You should've trusted me, son. It's important for you and I to be able to trust each other. If you were to begin hiding the truth from me, then I'd naturally start imagining all kinds of things. (places his hand on top of Adrien's hand where he is wearing the Cat Noir ring. Adrien smiles at his father, who smiles back)
"...so that's what he meant," Adrien stared at the screen. "I… wow."
Adrien: Right, Father. Thank you.
(They both turn back to watch the movie, where Adrien's mother is just peering out from under her umbrella. The view then descends into a large, undefined place deep beneath the mansion, barely lit by lights along the side walls and what appears to be a beam of sunlight from a skylight. A catwalk extends the length of the room down the middle, and the far end of the room has a design identical to the "butterfly window" in Hawk Moth's lair. Four metallic banging noises are heard, followed by a mysterious beeping sound.)
The class stared at the screen for a moment, shocked to their cores. Finally, Marinette turned slowly to her partner.
"Adrien… what the heck was that?"
Dun dun dun! Lol. I hope you liked this chapter! I really love this episode lol but it took a while for me to write fsr, hence the large wait between Sapotis and 'Together' (i like to stay one episode ahead, it's easier for me that way.)
Anyway, see y'all soon! :) -Liv