Chapter 6: The Pharoah
Fanboy: Next Episode is going to be an enlightening episode for most of you. You'll get to learn more about the miraculous, unless everyone here sees everything on the ladyblog, which is probably all of you. Well, probably not Marinette and Adrien so forget what I said.
Marinette sees the name of the next episode and internally groans
Marinette: Hey Alya?
Alya: Hm?
Marinette: Please take everything I do in this episode with a grain of salt. Please, I don't want you to get mad.
Alya: Mad? Why would I be mad?
Marinette: You'll see.
Marinette presses play.
Scene: Dupain-Cheng House. A video of Alya Césaire in Paris is being viewed.
Alya: Don't blink now, 'cause we are live from Paris. Yo peeps, Alya here, bringing you the one and only Ladyblog.
Alya: Oh I remember this day. I got a lot of information on the blog that day.
Alya: (Helicopter noises) Huh? What is that? (Ladybug flies by, hanging on to her yo-yo, tied to a helicopter. She drops a book.). Ladybug in action. Hang on 'cause we're going for a ride. (Alya runs over and picks up the book.) Freak out! What you got here is no ordinary book, it's a tenth grade history book. And I should know, 'cause I've got this very same book. Could our very own Ladybug be a high school student, (zoom out to reveal the Ladyblog website, which Marinette Dupain-Cheng is watching the video from) in real life? Whoa!
Everyone looks at Marinette
Marinette: What? A girl's got to multitask somedays. I don't have enough time for everything.
Marinette: I told you from day one Tikki, I'm a total klutz!
Tikki: What's done is done; we can't change what happened. We can only move forward. Alya must not find out who you are. You know how persistent she can be with her blog totally dedicated to Ladybug.
Alya connects the dots
Alya: Wait, please don't tell me…
Marinette: That I sent you on a goose chase? Yeah. I feel terrible for it.
Alya: Hey! You did what you needed to do to keep your secret, I understand.
Mari and Alya hug in happiness.
Marinette: But how? Maybe I'm not cut out for this whole Ladybug thing.
Almost everyone in the room: That's totally wrong!
Marinette: This was early in my superheroing job.
Tikki: You are the chosen one, Marinette. It will all work out, trust me. Everyone has a past they can learn from. (Tikki types on the computer, bringing up a page on Egyptian pharaohs.) This will show you why.
Marinette: An exhibition at the Louvre? On the pharaoh Tutankhamun? What does that have to do with my book and Alya?
Tikki: You must persuade Alya to go there with you, and make sure she brings the book. You'll tell her you found out something about Ladybug.
Marinette: At the museum?
Tikki: You'll see!
Marinette: Well, I don't know how I'm gonna convince Alya to go to an Egyptian exhibit, much less convince her that I'm not Ladybug!
Tikki: She will be interested, and so will you. Promise.
Tikki: I impress myself sometimes.
Scene: Louvre. Alya and Marinette are going into the Louvre museum.
Alya: Can you believe it? All I gotta do is find to do who this history book belongs to and BAM, I figure out Ladybug's true identity! I'm so on this one!
Alya: And to think she was RIGHT NEXT TO ME!
Marinette: You really think you could figure out who Ladybug is from a textbook that every high school student owns?
Alya: Yep. 'Cause our school is the only school that uses that book! HA! So, all I gotta do is find out which girl in tenth grade lost her history book last week. There are forty-three girls, not counting myself-
Marinette: Forty-two! Not count you... or me.
Adrien: That was smooth
Mari: I panicked, Adrien!
Adrien: You do know that I'm right next to you right?
Mari sheepishly grins
Alya: (elbows Marinette) Hmm, yesterday somebody didn't have their textbook in class.
Marinette: (worried) Uh- I left it at home. You know how I always forget my stuff.
Alya: Ugh, how did I not notice that it was so suspicious?
Fanboy: To be honest, almost everyone in this show is blind.
Everyone looks at Fanboy with a hurt expression
Fanboy: Why are you glaring at me? I'm right!
Alya: Hmm... (chuckles) Just messing with you, Marinette. Of course I'll only drop you from my investigation when you bring your history book back to class.
(Jalil Kubdel runs between Alya and Marinette carrying a folder full of papers. He pushes past them and trips, papers flying everywhere. His medallion falls, and he picks it up.)
Alix: Oh no! Not my brother!
Jalil: It's not broken!
Alya: (annoyed) Uh, I'm okay too, thanks for asking.
Alix: That's Jalil alright, always caught up in his fantasy world
Jalil: I'm sorry. Hey, you're in the same grade as Alix, right? I'm her older brother, Jalil Kubdel. So you're into Tutankhamun too? (looks up) Dad!
Alya: Weird. So again girl, why are we here? This exhibit's got something to do with Ladybug? For reals?
Marinette: Well, uh... (She looks at Tikki in her purse. Tikki points at an Egyptian papyrus.) Yeah, it's over there. (She takes Alya over to it. They look at it, Marinette trying to see the significance, Alya looking bored.)
Alya: You didn't know either?
Mari shakes her head.
Alya: Girl! If you're trying to lead me astray, at least figure everything out first!
Mari: I tried, but Tikki insisted to keep it a surprise.
Mari and Alya playfully glare at Tikki who shrugs sheepishly
Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien Agreste is watching the same video from the Ladyblog shown earlier.
Alya: Hang on, 'cause we're going for a ride. Freak out! What you got here is no ordinary book, it's a tenth grade history book. And I should know, 'cause I've got this very same book. Could our very own Ladybug be a high school student, in real life?
Adrien: That's crazy! What are the odds that we have the same textbook? Maybe we even go to the same school!
Mari: Ugh, of course you'd go on the blog that day.
Adrien: I'm a platinum subscriber to the blog, I once even donated a 1000 dollars to it.
Gabriel: Why did you do that?
Adrien: We have so much money, father. We should be giving it to the less fortunate.
Alya: Wait… that was you? Thank you so much!
Alya reaches over Mari to hug Adrien until Alya pushes her away.
Mari: You do know, I'm in between you two correct?
Plagg: Don't you think you know her then? (eats his cheese) Why bother yourself with ladies when you could be enjoying this?
Adrien: For one, ladies smell about a thousand times better than that cheese. And they're much better-looking.
Mari: You really think you can compare 49.6% of the population to cheese?
Plagg: Why are you hissing at me? I'm right?
Tikki: No you're not.
Plagg: Suit yourself. Your loss.
Adrien: My only loss is my appetite.
Scene: Louvre. Marinette and Alya are still at the exhibition.
Alya: Come on, tell me what it is already!
Marinette: No, no, cause... it wouldn't be a surprise then... (under her breath) for you or me.
Mari: See!?
(Marinette and Tikki look at an ancient Egyptian papyrus)
Jalil: I'm telling you, father, it's right there in the hieroglyphics. (He pushes Marinette aside.) Excuse me. There, as you know, the one with the scepter is Tutankhamun, the first. And there, opposite is Nefertiti, his princess. There are exactly one hundred mummies beside them. She died several years before him, and the sun god Ra took her as his goddess.
Alix: Ugh. Can I have earplugs, pleeeeeaaaase?
Fanboy: Sure.
Fanboy snaps some earplugs into existence and Alix's ears are plugged.
Alix: Thank you!
Mr. Kubdel: Yes, I know all that. I'm the director of this exhibition, remember?
Jalil: Then you also know that Tutankhamun wanted to bring his princess back to life, by offering the sun god a new wife. This seemed to illustrate the ritual he devised. Nobody has ever fully deciphered the hieroglyphics, but I have! It's a magic chant that needs to be recited in order to complete the ritual! I'm sure of it!
Marinette: He kinda reminds me of someone else with crazy ideas... you!
Nino: Yo, dudette is kind of right. Remember when you thought Chloe was Ladybug?
Alya: Bring that up again, and I'll lock you up in your locker.
Alya: You might think my theories about Ladybug are crazy, but you watch, girl, I'll prove you wrong.
Mr. Kubdel: Jalil, these types of frescoes are almost always the illustration for a legend. They called it a legend for a reason...
Jalil: That's what everyone thinks. But I know it's real. I can prove it!
Mr. Kubdel: Really? Exactly how are you going to prove it?
Jalil: I just need to get my hands on Tutankhamun's scepter and recite the spell!
Mr. Kubdel: Are you serious? Don't even think of touching that scepter. I'd lose my job on the spot. It's a priceless historical object! Not a toy!
Jalil: Come on, dad! We have to try out the spell! What if Tutankhamun had found out how to bring people back to life?
Mr. Kubdel: Listen, Jalil! That's enough! Get your head out of those papyrus scrolls and focus on the real world! This one! (He leaves. Jalil drops his papers, looking sad.)
Kim: That was a little too intense
Alix: Ain't that right.
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.
Hawk Moth: There's nothing wrong with living out a fantasy. Especially when I can make it a reality. (turns a butterfly into an akuma) Fly away, my evil akuma, and transform that young man!
Nathalie whispers to Gabriel
Nathalie: Why don't you take away his powers?
Gabriel: If I do, what'll happen to us? Besides, I can't do it without being Hawkmoth.
Scene: Louvre. Marinette and Alya are still at the exhibition. Marinette tries to figure out the significance of the symbols.
Marinette: Uhhh... ahhh...
(Alya yawns and takes the history book out of her bag.)
Marinette: Gah! Put that down! I'm gonna show you the secret I found out about Ladybug!
Alya: 'Bout time. This better be blog-worthy.
Nino: How long were you guys there just staring at it?
Alya: Like 30 minutes
Tikki: I'm sorry.
Scene: Outside the Louvre. Jalil is upset, and an akuma flies into his amulet.
Hawk Moth: Pharaoh, I am Hawk Moth. I have endowed you with the magical power of the ancient gods. You must do me a favor in return for this gift.
Jalil: My precious Nefertiti will come back to life! (Jalil turns into the Pharaoh)
Scene: Louvre. Marinette and Alya are still looking at the papyrus.
Marinette: Uhhh.. ahhh...
Alya: This thing's making my eyes hurt. (She starts to get her book out again, but Marinette stops her.)
Marinette: Look closely! It is in there. (sees the Pharaoh) Huh?
Museum employee: (blows a whistle) Hey, you!
The Pharaoh: Thoth, give me time! (His face changes. He traps the employee and the civilians in golden bubbles. Marinette and Alya avoid one. Alya grins and gets out her smartphone.)
Marinette: Alya, hide!
The Pharaoh: Get out of here, faster! (The bubbles fly out of the room.)
(Marinette hides from the Pharaoh)
Marinette: Time to transform!
[Transformation Sequence]
Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ha! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug.)
Alya: (whispering, recording a video on her phone) OMG. Coming to you live, Ladyblog viewers, I'm at the scene even before Ladybug or Cat Noir! This is insane!
The scene shifts to Adrien's room. Adrien and Plagg are watching Alya's video. Adrien is shocked.
Plagg: Wow! I love the face changes! You could use that one!
Mari: Hold on. Fanboy?
Fanboy: Yes?
Mari: Can I have a photo of that on my phone. I love it.
Fanboy: Sure
Plagg: Fist bump?
Mari: No doubt.
Mari and Plagg fist bump while Adrien groans
Adrien: Time to transform!
[Transformation Sequence]
Adrien: Plagg, claws out! (Adrien transforms into Cat Noir.)
Scene: Louvre. The Pharaoh steals the scepter and the papyrus.
(Ladybug slides under a gate just as it closes.)
Ladybug: You know that's considered stealing.
The Pharaoh: Actually, I'm taking back what rightfully belongs to me.
Ladybug: Maybe if you were the real Pharaoh, which you're not!
Alya: Look at Ladybug go! If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up! (Ladybug shoos her.) Ladybug waved at me! No way!
Mari: Okay, we need a few guidance tips for civilians on how to act during Akumas, because what Alya did during that Akuma was not proper.
Alya: Hey! You do know that I run the ladyblog, I am more than a civilian.
(Ladybug uses her yo-yo to attack the Pharaoh, but he grabs the yo-yo and swings Ladybug away, making her crash into a wall.)
The Pharaoh: Sekhmet, give me your strength! (His face changes. He uses his strength to bend the bars, but Cat Noir appears.)
Cat Noir: How nice of you to hold the door open for me! (He attacks the Pharaoh, but the Pharaoh grabs him and throws him into a coffin.)
Adrien: That hurt me in the morning.
The Pharaoh: Enjoy your coffin! (laughs)
Alya: (recording Ladybug as she tries to open the coffin) This is hecka crazy! Keep your eyes peeled! (sees the Pharaoh standing over her) Hiya!
The Pharaoh: (Places his hands on Alya's face) Your face. Fate has placed you on my path. Come with me! (He slings her over his shoulder and walks out.)
Alya: Hey! Hands off the threads. I can walk myself!
Alya: What he did was highly offputting.
Ladybug: (sighs) Seriously?! (throws opens the coffin and runs after the Pharaoh) Let her go!
Cat Noir: Hiding behind an innocent bystander! You're weak, Pharaoh!
The Pharaoh: I'm way more powerful than you are. (He uses his strength to close the bars and walks away)
Alya: (slightly nervous) And don't forget! All the latest behind-the-scenes are on my blog!
Cat Noir: That Alya is one brave chick.
Ladybug: If by brave, you mean bossy, feisty, and bold? Yup, that's her! Come on, get us out of here, Cat Noir!
Adrien: How did I not notice that you knew so much about Alya when at the time, we hadn't spent a lot of time with her as heroes?
Fanboy: Just another oblivious moment.
Cat Noir: Cataclysm! (uses his Cataclysm to break the bars) How are we gonna find them?
Ladybug: Alya's got a livestream on her blog! (Plays the video from the screen of her yo-yo)
Alya: (from video) Hi, everyone! Alya here, liveblogging from the shoulder of the terrifying villain! Huge scoop to come, stay tuned!
Ivan: That sentence is kind of funny not gonna lie.
Cat Noir: (his Miraculous blinks) Uhh, you go ahead. I'll join you as soon as my Miraculous is charged up again.
Ladybug: Hurry up. It's gonna take both of us to defeat him. (They run separate ways)
(Outside the Louvre, the Pharaoh throws Alya to the ground.)
Alya: Hey!
The Pharaoh: On to the next phase. Anubis, bring me mummies! (His face morphs again. Beams of light shoot from his eyes, transforming civilians into mummies.) Soon, we'll be together again, my Nefertiti! My long-lost love!
Alya: This is gonna be one major scoop! (She taps the Pharaoh on the shoulder.) Uh, excuse me, Pharaoh, but, uh, what exactly is going on?
The Pharaoh: I'm going to carry out the secret spell, to bring Nefertiti back!
Alya: Ahh, hmmm. Gotcha! You're talking about the spell on the papyrus, right?
The Pharaoh: Correct! The one hundred mummies and the offering!
Alya: Offering. What offering?
The Pharaoh: To persuade the sun god Ra to give me my sweet princess, I must give him something in return. A pure soul!
Alya: Dude, that's hard to come by.
The Pharaoh: But I've already found her! You look so much like her!
Alya: Say what?!
Alya: I felt a lot of dread at that moment. I felt pretty scared.
Mylene: You weren't scared whenever you chased an Akuma, what made you so scared then?
Alya: Uh hello. My life was being threatened. How could you not be scared about that?
The Pharaoh: (laughs)
(Zoom out to Ladybug watching the video on her yo-yo.)
Ladybug: Hold on, Alya! (Ladybug runs into a time bubble, which traps her.) Whoa! Oh, no, I ran right into one of those time bubbles! (Outside view; her voice is in slow motion) "I've got to get out of this!"
The room was filled with laughter, even Mari was laughing.
Mari: Oh, oh my god. *laughs*
Chloe: That just made my day, right there.
Adrien: Can we have that saved on our phones please?
Fanboy: *chuckling* Of course.
Alya: (from video) Ladybug, this is Alya! I just found out I'm the sacrificial offering to the sun god! Please hurry!
Ladybug: Hold on, Alya. (Outside view as she starts running inside the bubble; slow motion) "I'm nearly there!"
The room was filled with laughter again. Kim bangs on his arm rest, accidentally hurting Alix.
Kim: T- These are perfect.
(Cut to Adrien checking his cellphone and Plagg is eating camembert at the Louvre.)
Plagg: Oh, do you seriously think this mumbo-jumbo with the sun and mummy stuff is gonna work? (Adrien is mad at Plagg)
Adrien: You have no respect. Your batteries are charged up enough!
Lila: But, isn't he right?
Plagg: This may be the only time I agree to what you're saying.
[Transformation Sequence]
Adrien: Plagg, claws out! (Adrien transforms into Cat Noir.)
(Cat Noir arrives and bursts the time bubble Ladybug is trapped in.)
Ladybug: Whoa! (Cat Noir catches her)
Cat Noir: Thanks for waiting around for me!
Mari: I didn't have a choice.
Ladybug: No problem! We've gotta find the hidden akuma and free it before he sacrifices that poor girl!
(They arrive at the front door, and see rows of mummies.)
Ladybug: I don't see her or Pharaoh.
(They reach the roof.)
Cat Noir: Over there!
Scene: Outside the Louvre. The ritual is about to begin.
Alya: (sees a figure in the papyrus) Whoa, back up! Who's that goddess chick with the black spots! There, on your papyrus!
The Pharaoh: Ladybug, my sworn enemy! My nemesis may have kept me from carrying out my ritual 5000 years ago, but she will not stop Nefertiti from coming back to me this time!
Fanboy: This is what I was talking about earlier.
Alya: Did you say... Ladybug 5000 years ago?!
(Ladybug and Cat Noir are shown watching the video, surprised.)
Ladybug: Everyone does have a past they can learn from.
Cat Noir: Well, you don't look a day over 3000.
Adrien: If I said that now, it would be considered an insult.
Mari: No doubt about that.
Ladybug: Now you know why I'm so much wiser than you. Hm!
The Pharaoh: (starting the ritual) Oh, sacred Ra, god of the sun, I Pharaoh, offer to thee a pure soul! The sacrifice for the return of Nefertiti! (The Louvre pyramid lights up, and as he speaks, it shoots a beam into the sky that starts spreading darkness.) I bow to you, and present this gift with my mummies! In company, we pray to you the safe return of princess Nefertiti! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken! Awaken, Nefertiti! Awaken!
Adrien: This was one of the more creepy akumas, I mean that chanting is so weird.
Mummies: Awaken, Nefertiti... Awaken...
Alya: (as the mummies carry her toward the pyramid) Ladybug!
Ladybug: We've gotta save her before he completes the ritual, or Alya will be gone, forever!
Cat Noir: What should we do?
Ladybug: Hold back the mummies while I take on the Pharaoh.
Cat Noir: Why do I have to deal with these freaks while you get to slip calmly round back?
Ladybug: Because I'm the only one who can capture his akuma, and because you are the bravest one out of both of us! (winks)
Cat Noir: Sure.
(Ladybug swings away.)
Adrien: I am usually always the distraction, well except that one time we accidentally traded miraculous, which M'lady piggybacked me through.
Mari: If I didn't Paris would be looking like Reflekta.
Cat Noir: I know you don't really think that, but I'll pretend you do.
Mummies: Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken... Awaken, Nefertiti, Awaken...
Cat Noir: Hey there, you bunch of bandages! What do you say we wrap this up!
Nino: Dude, the puns are a little annoying.
Adrien: Ouch
Alya: Cat Noir!
The Pharaoh: Seize him! (The mummies run after him.)
Cat Noir: Is that really as fast as you can go? (He jumps between lamps.)
The Pharaoh: Wait, this looks... like a trap!
Kagami: An actual smart akuma.
(Ladybug swings down and grabs Alya.)
Ladybug: Gotcha!
The Pharaoh: Horus, give me your wings!
Alya: (recording) Peeps, you just witnessed another insane feat from Ladybug! Thanks for saving my butt!
Ladybug: Oh, uh, you're welcome. But it's not over yet. Not until-
Alya: Not until Ladybug destroys the pendant containing the akuma, and turns everything back to normal! I pay attention.
Mari: You are a fast learner.
Alya: What do you expect? I'm your best friend, remember?
Ladybug: The pendant! Good eye!
Alya: (sees the Pharaoh flying in behind Ladybug) Ahhh!
(The Pharaoh knocks Ladybug off the roof, but she uses her yo-yo to land safely.)
Alya: Way to go, Ladybug! (The Pharaoh lands behind her and throws her phone away.) No! (Ladybug catches the phone.)
The Pharaoh: You're not going to win this time, Ladybug!
Alya: Help me, Ladybug!
The Pharaoh: Crush that insect!
Max: Uh, Ladybugs actually eat insects.
Mari: Nom nom nom. *laughs*
(Ladybug is surrounded by mummies. She witnesses Alya being thrown onto the beam of light and carried upward.)
Cat Noir: What the? (He sees three mummies about to throw a car at him, but Ladybug wraps her yo-yo around his ankle and pulls him to safety.)
Ladybug: Cat Noir! This way!
(Ladybug runs onto a bus. The mummies follow her on, and she exits. Cat Noir turns the bus on its side.)
Ladybug: We have to save Alya before she reaches the circle of darkness!
The Pharaoh: You will not stop me from bringing Nefertiti back! I'll finish you off! Anubis, bring me mummies! (He shoots beams at Ladybug and Cat Noir, but they dodge them. Ladybug uses his yo-yo to grab the Pharaoh, while Cat Noir tries to rescue Alya.)
The Pharaoh: Horus, give me your wings! (He lifts himself and Ladybug into the air. While airborne, Ladybug grabs the Pharaoh's pendant and drops it.)
Ladybug: Cat Noir! The pendant! That's where the akuma is!
(They run for the pendant, but the Pharaoh lands on it.)
The Pharaoh: Sekhmet, give me your strength! (He uses his strength to make a sonic wave that knocks Ladybug and Cat Noir off. The mummies surround them.)
The Pharaoh: (grabs the pendant) It's over.
Alya: (coming closer and closer to the circle of darkness) Ladybug, save me!
The Pharaoh: Oh, Ra, god of the sun, accept this humble offering and return the princess to me!
Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (a Ladybug costume appears.) A Ladybug outfit?
Cat Noir: That's our last hope?
(Ladybug uses her thinking vision, and the earrings in the costume appear)
Ladybug: This offering isn't good enough for Nefertiti!
Kim: BURN!
Alya: Hey! Thanks a lot!
The Pharaoh: Too late, Ladybug! The ritual has begun!
Ladybug: Set Alya free and sacrifice me instead! Wouldn't that be the sweetest revenge? 5000 years later! After all, I'm the one who kept Nefertiti from you all these years!
Luka: What is your plan exactly?
Mari: You'll see.
The Pharaoh: It's true that you make a much more precious offering than this mortal. (He takes Ladybug's hand.) Horus, give me wings! (He flies with Ladybug up to Alya.)
Alya: Seriously? (The Pharaoh throws her off the beam. She falls, slides down the pyramid, and lands safely on the ground.) Excuse you, but I make excellent sacrificing material!
Hawk Moth: Take her Miraculous! The earring!
Ladybug: You win, Pharaoh... (She pretends to take off her earring, then tricks the Pharaoh and grabs his pendent.) You want my Miraculous? Go get it! (throws the fake earrings)
Hawk Moth: Get it!
(The Pharaoh grabs them, but he sees they're fake.)
The Pharaoh: A toy? You tricked me!
Fanboy: Okay, so here's what I don't get. Hawkmoth knows that when you take off a miraculous, you instantly detransform, so why didn't he tell Pharaoh that valuable information?
Gabriel makes note of that and decides to start telling akumas some magic of the miraculous so they aren't so easily fooled.
Mari shrugs
Mari: It's fine with me, makes it easier to trick akumas.
Ladybug: (She punches the pendant and breaks it, releasing the akuma, then slides down the pyramid and lands on the ground.) No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (catches the akuma) Gotcha! (turns the akuma into a normal butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug! (She throws the Lucky Charm into the air. It explodes into a blast of energy that turns everything back to normal. The Pharaoh turns back into Jalil.)
Jalil: What happened?
(Ladybug gives Alya her phone back.)
Alya: Thanks, Ladybug! But, uh, I still gotta ask: how old are you, really?
Fanboy: Isn't that a bit rude?
Alya: Hey! A girl's gotta know!
Ladybug: Um, much older than a high school student, that's for sure! (swings away)
Cat Noir: Don't you wanna know how old I am?
Alya: In a sec, looks like I'll be able to tell for myself.
(Cat Noir sees that he is about to turn back, and runs away.)
Fanboy: Hey Alya, did you actually want to know Chat's age?
Alya: Yeah?
Fanboy: Then why didn't you try to prolong an answer to figure out instead of pointing out how much time he has?
Alya blinks a few times then facepalms.
Alya: UGH!
Alya: (laughs)
Scene: Inside the Louvre. Alya walks back in and sees Marinette.
Alya: Where have you been?
Marinette: You won't believe this! I got mummified!
Fanboy: I genuinely like it when Mari claims to be transformed by an akuma
Mari: Yeah, I tend to use that card a lot.
Alya: Hope you weren't one of the ones trying to swap me for Nefertiti! Creepy!
Marinette: What?! You were almost... sacrificed?
Alya: If it hadn't been for you I'd never have found out that Ladybug is at least 5000 years old!
Alya: Even if it took me being a target for an akuma.
Marinette: Hey! What are friends for?
(Alya grabs her bag, and they head out.)
Alya: I still don't get it though, what was she doing with that tenth grade history textbook?
Marinette: Uh, she... she probably had to find out what's been going on for the past 50 centuries!
Alya: I admit, that was a solid excuse.
Alya: You're probably right. It's tough staying in the loop. Hey, Ladybug's textbook! It's gone! (Marinette giggles to herself.)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) You might have gotten away this time, but I assure you, Ladybug, some day, wherever you are, I will have your Miraculous, and you'll be nothing! Nothing at all!
Mari: I seriously doubt that.
'Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is talking with Tikki.
Marinette: I don't get it. I know I'm not 5000 years old, so... who exactly was that Ladybug in the papyrus?
Alya: Yeah… who was that?
Tikki: I think it was a traveller from Mesopotamia.
Kim: What's that?
Luka: An ancient civilization in the Middle East, didn't you have a test on it? I remember taking that test when I was younger.
Max: He's not the brightest tool in the shed.
Tikki: Kwamis like me and superheroes like you have always existed!
Marinette: So...that wasn't you in the papyrus either?
Tikki: What do you think?
Marinette: You don't look 5000 years old.
Tikki: Well, I'm not! I'm older than that! I'm the kwami who's watched over every single Ladybug since the very beginning!
Gorilla whistles in an impressed tone.
Marinette: You must have known much less klutzy Ladybugs than me, right?
Tikki: Every Ladybug is different.
Marinette: That's what I thought.
Tikki: Marinette, you are different. But different as in surprising, unpredictable and endearing. And very talented. You learn fast.
Adrien: I couldn't have said it better myself.
Marinette: Really?
Tikki: Yes.
(Marinette kisses Tikki on her forehead)
Tikki: You better get to sleep. Remember, you have that history test tomorrow!
Marinette: Oh yeah! Good thing it's on Ancient Egypt.
THE END.
Mari: And I got an A
Nino: No wonder you did so well on that test.
OMG, I updated after so long! Yeah Season 4 airing episodes got me back in the Miraculous mood.
BTW, I am back to doing every episode, and episodes will be random.