Hey y'all! Hope you've been doing well. This is a little later than I planned, but oh well... lol anyways enjoy!
[ Theme song ]
Scene: Marinette's room. Gabriel's fashion show is broadcasted and showing on Marinette's computer monitor. Tikki is watching the broadcast.
Nadja: (on TV) Tonight, the Grand Palais hosts the most eagerly awaited event of the year! The sensational fashion show of the famous designer Gabriel Agreste! And a major event always brings prestigious guests: Mayor of Paris, André Bourgeois, is expected to attend the show with his wife, the great and highly respected fashion queen-
"Oh, I remember this," Rose squealed. "Marinette, your hat was so awesome!"
Marinette smiled. "Thanks, Rose."
(Marinette is holding her hat (from the episode "Mr. Pigeon")
Tikki: Honestly, Marinette, it's perfect the way it is!
Marinette: (nervous) Oh, Tikki, I don't know… I feel like it's the ugliest hat in the world and Adrien is supposed to model it in front of everyone. He'll resent me for the rest of his life! I have zero talent! And everyone's gonna find that out tonight…
Adrien grinned. "I could never resent you for the rest of my life. And Marinette, you do have talent. Plus, that hat was great!"
Marinette smiled shakily, still feeling that her past self wasn't too far off.
Tikki: You're a great designer, Marinette. Besides, if your hat was so ugly, why did Gabriel Agreste hand-pick it for his fashion show?
"A good point," Alya nodded. "You really need to build your self confidence."
Marinette: But what if people see that it's a synthetic pigeon feather and not a real one? They're gonna think it's lame, aren't they?
Tikki: You did the right thing by replacing it! With that allergy of his, Adrien would be sneezing all the way down the catwalk!
"Now that would be lame," Nino grinned. Adrien rolled his eyes.
Marinette: You're right! Besides, I don't have time to make changes anyway. The show begins in… (looks at her phone; gasps; quickly puts the hat in a box) Oh no! I'm gonna be late again! Quick, Tikki!
(Marinette holds her purse open, Tikki quickly flies in)
"Classic Marinette."
Marinette stuck out her tongue.
Scene: Marinette runs towards the Grand Palais with the hat-box. A car pulls up and Nadja is talking. Marinette looks from a distance.
Nadja: This is it! Here she comes! The international queen of fashion, director of "Style Queen" magazine, Audrey Bourgeois! (André Bourgeois, opens the door and Audrey Bourgeois gets out of the car followed by Chloé. A group of photographers is taking pictures.)
Audrey: Anthony— Uh… André, be a dear and fire the chauffeur. I can't believe Gabriel allows his staff to drive like that! (from the driver's seat, the Gorilla grumbles)
"Rude, the Gorilla is the best driver ever," Adrien commented. Chloe rolled her eyes.
Chloé: And neither do I!
André: Yes, of course, Audrey, dear.
Marinette: Oh no! It's Audrey Bourgeois!
Tikki: Who?
Marinette: Only the harshest fashion critic in the entire world. I didn't know she was coming!
Audrey: (walks towards the red carpet) What is this carpet? Is it fabric? Why isn't the red carpet made out of marble like I said! (to Roger) You're fired! (Roger looks indignant) Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. (The Bourgeois walk the down red carpet)
"A marble red carpet?"
Adrien sighed. "You haven't even touched the world of entitled rich people, have you?"
Marinette: (she is slowly walking backwards) She's gonna hate my hat for sure!
Tikki: I'm sure she won't! Come on Marinette, Adrien is waiting for you. (Marinette start walking forward again)
"Gabriel Agreste liked your hat," Adrien pointed out. "There was a pretty good chance she would too."
Scene: Grand Palais, interview area. Through a television camera, we see Nadja interviewing the Bourgeois trio.
Nadja: Audrey, like the slogan of your magazine says "If it's in good taste; it's in "Style Queen!"" So, what's in good taste this year?
Audrey: Judging by the way you're dressed, you obviously don't know my dear. (Chloé snickers) For your information, the trend this year is glitter.
"I still feel like that's a little… I don't know," Marinette hedged, not wanting to seem haughty. "Glitter is kind of… gaudy."
While Chloe visibly rolled her eyes, it was clear from the small slump of her shoulders and imperceptible nod that she agreed.
I guess that makes sense, Marinette realized. When does Chloe ever wear glitter?
Marinette: (eavesdropping from behind a wall) Glitter?! There's no glitter on my hat! This is a fashion disaster!
The class all watched, feeling bad that their friend felt so unconfident.
Nadja: As the editor of Style Queen, you spend a lot of time in New York. It must be nice to be with your family for a change here in Paris.
Chloé: She's very happy to see me. By the way, Mom, I have a little something for you. (pulls a little gift box out of her jacket)
Chloe cringed, quickly looking away from the screen. Her eyes landed on Adrien, who gave her a reassuring look.
Audrey: Clara— Uh… Chloé, what is this?
Chloé: Um… it's a gift?
Audrey: Ugh, this wrapping paper is ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. You're fired.
Marinette rolled her eyes. "Honestly, this whole 'you're fired' thing is ridiculous when she does it to everyone like that. It makes her seem like less of someone to be feared and more of just a whiny diva."
Even Chloe couldn't hold back a slight smile at that.
André: (he and Chloé gasp) Darling, please, you can't fire Chloé, she's your daughter!
Nadja: Audrey, how long are you planning to stay in Paris?
Audrey: As short as possible time. (walks off; André and Chloé follow)
Nadja: Thank you. This fashion show just might be one of the most important in Gabriel Agreste's career, as evidenced by Audrey Bourgeois' presence—
(Scene switches to Gabriel's atelier, where Gabriel is watching the broadcast on his control panel.)
Nadja: (continues) Will the famous fashion designer who never appears in public show up for the occasion? Stay tuned to find out. Don't be bemu— (Gabriel turns off his control panel)
"You know, when she said that, I was like, 'what are you talking about, of course he won't'," Adrien laughed. "Then he actually did."
Marinette smiled.
Scene: Grand Palais, front. Marinette is running away from the show. She stops when Tikki calls on her.
Tikki: Where are you going?
Marinette: You heard Audrey Bourgeois, right? They can't let Adrien model this hat; there's no glitter on it; zero trend-potential.
"Marinette," Adrien shook her head. "If everything followed the trends, there would be nothing new. Nothing different. No new trends. You really need to have more faith in yourself."
Marinette nodded slowly.
(Nathalie speaks up; Marinette gets startled; Tikki quickly hides)
Nathalie: Ah, there you are, Marinette. Everyone's waiting for you.
Marinette: (nervously) Uh— but— uh— actually— I, uh—
Nathalie: The dressing rooms are that way. Hurry up, you're late.
Marinette: (laughs nervously) Okay. (more nervous laughter; then she follows)
(Marinette runs inside and trips over absolutely nothing; the hat rolls over its brim towards Audrey and touches the back of her shoe; Audrey turns around; Marinette looks beyond scared; Audrey picks up the hat)
Audrey: What is this?!
"She sounded so disgusted," Marinette whined. Adrien shrugged.
"She sounds like that about everything. She liked your hat."
Marinette: Uh… (nervous laughter)
Chloé: Uh, Mom, this is Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the loser, and this is a hat she made because she thinks she's a designer. (holds the hat upside down) She even signed it, look.
Most of the class sat forward with fury.
"Marinette is not a loser," Alix defended hotly. Rose nodded.
"She doesn't think she's a designer, she is one."
Marinette waved a hand. "Guys, it's honestly fine. Just let it go."
Chloe glared.
Marinette: I— it's not me, it's another Marinette, I was just bringing it to, uh—
"It's another Marinette?" Adrien laughed. Marinette pouted.
Nathalie: Marinette, we have to go.
(Marinette takes the hat and runs off with her face buried in the hat)
Scene: Dressing room. Adrien is looking at himself in the mirror and fixing something about his jacket.
Adrien: (to Plagg) I feel awkward.
Plagg: (eating cheese) That's probably because you look ridiculous.
"He does not," Marinette scolded. "He looks great!"
(Adrien sighs; Marinette knocks on the door; Adrien opens the door; his face visibly lights up when he sees it's Marinette(!).)
"Wow, you got really happy there," Kim noted. "If even I noticed, you know something's up."
Adrien shrugged.
Adrien: Hello, Marinette.
Marinette: Oh, uh— Hallah… (walks up the stairs; trips; falls on Adrien; Adrien keeps her upright; the hat falls on the ground and the feather falls off) Ooh… sorry.
Adrien: No worries.
(They both simultaneously want to grab the hat, their foreheads bump into each other.)
Marinette and Adrien: Sorry.
Alya facepalmed. "This is actually painful."
(Adrien picks up the hat; Marinette the feather)
Adrien: Oh, no! I hope it's not too hard to fix it.
Marinette: Oh, you know, it doesn't really matter. This hat is a complete failure anyway.
Adrien: What, no it's not. (offers his hand; Marinette takes it without hesitation) Why would you say that?
Marinette: Because… the queen of fashion, Audrey Bourgeois, saw it and hated it. I'm sorry, Adrien. I really messed up. I'm a total no-talent. Please don't put it on.
"She did not," Alya gasped. "She didn't even say anything! Marinette, you really have to be less hard on yourself."
Adrien: (takes the feather out of Marinette's hand) Marinette, everything's gonna be fine. Your hat looks great; I think it's awesome; so does my father. Otherwise he wouldn't have picked it for me. Look. (puts on the hat; does a catwalk-walk down the dressing room; Marinette squeals) See?
Marinette: (chuckles) You got that catwalk down!
Adrien: (scratches the back of his head) Really, thank you.
Nathalie: (tired of their flirting: fake coughs) We have to go. (starts to leave)
"How long was Nathalie just watching you guys?"
Adrien shrugged.
Scene: Grand Palais, fashion show catwalk. Audrey and Chloé are walking down the stairs towards the benches. Marinette goes through another entrance and gets called on immediately.
Tom: Marinette! Yoo-hoo!
(Alya, Tom and Sabine are waving at her)
Sabine: She looks nervous.
Alya: No doubt. It's her first fashion show with her first professional piece and not to mention: (winks) Adrien will be modeling it.
"Alya!"
Tom: I'm sure it'll go just great. (Sabine nods)
Audrey: How dilapidated is this place? And I have to share the front row with this group of low-lifes? Ridiculous. (sits down in between Sabine and Alya) Utterly ridiculous.
"Why did she just assume she was sitting with your parents?" Max wondered. "There's a ton of other seats. Approximately 532 others."
Marinette shrugged. "Entitlement? I never understood that, the front row is pretty long. Maybe there was a Gabriel only section I didn't realize was there."
Alya: Uh, sorry, but that seat is reserved for Marinette.
Audrey: This Marinette girl, again?
Marinette cringed.
Chloé: Let me handle this, mother. Hey losers, do you know who my mother is? She's Miss Style Queen: the most powerful woman in the world of fashion. This show is for her, okay? So, get lost!
"Like that would work?" Alya rolled her eyes. "We've been dealing with Chloe for ages, we know how to just ignore her."
Nathalie: (looks very unimpressed; walks up to Audrey) Mrs. Bourgeois. Mr. Agreste has reserved a seat for you.
Audrey: Ah, finally! (stands up)
Nathalie: In the second row.
Audrey: What?!
Chloé: My mother always sits in the front row.
Nathalie: Not today.
"Natalie is amazing," Nino gasped, laughing. "She's so unbothered. This is amazing."
Audrey: This is unacceptable! Gabriel cannot do this to me! I'm the one who discovered him. Without me, he'd still be drawing his unworthy designs in his dismal, grim studio!
Nathalie: I can offer your seat to someone else if you don't want it.
The class continued to laugh hysterically.
Adrien grinned. "Nathalie is pretty amazing."
Audrey: How dare you! You're fired.
Nathalie: I don't work for you, I work for Mr. Agreste.
Audrey: We'll see about that! (takes out her phone)
Scene: Agreste Repository. Gabriel is looking at his phone, where Audrey is calling him. He doesn't pick up the phone.
Gabriel: I'm sorry, it took some time, I know. But today, I can feel my prey has more malice in her than anyone I've ever akumatized before. She will be… my masterpiece. (places flowers on Emilie's coffin(?); he bows to her and walks back)
Adrien gasped loudly, causing Marinette to pause quickly and turn to him in worry. He was staring at the screen, tears forming. He was clearly distraught. Marinette had never hated his father more.
"Adrien?" she called out softly. The rest of the class was silent with trepidation.
After a long pause, Adrien took a deep breath.
"I- I'm fine," he insisted quietly. "Let's continue."
Unconvinced, but not wanting to make things worse, Marinette reluctantly pressed play.
Scene: Fashion show. Audrey hears Gabriel's voicemail on her phone.
Gabriel's voicemail: …please leave a message.
(Audrey growls furiously)
Nathalie: I assume from your expression that I'm not fired.
Nino cracked a slight grin, but was unable to laugh after seeing the prior scene.
Audrey: This is unacceptable! I will not view a fashion show from the second row, ever! (she walks off in anger; Chloé follows; Nathalie points Marinette to her reserved seat; Marinette sits down)
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth's window opens.
Hawk Moth: Tell me, my dear Akumas, what will be the trend tonight? (turns butterfly into an Akuma) Fly away, my little Akuma, and evillize this wonderfully vile queen.
"He did that on purpose," Adrien spat out. "He purposely put Audrey Bourgeois in the second row so that she would get angry enough that he could akumatize her. This was not an accident."
Marinette cringed. It looked like Adrien was right, and it especially looked like there was no chance that the father and son duo would be able to reconcile.
Scene: Grand Palais, entrance. Audrey stomps towards the exit; Chloé and André are following close behind. The Akuma flies into her rose. Audrey stops walking.
Chloé: Mom?
André: Audrey, dear?
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Style Queen, I am Hawk Moth. You've been refused a throne that is rightfully yours as queen of fashion. You will now be able to revenge those fashion disasters, who disrespected you!
Audrey: They'll see who's queen, Hawk Moth. (transforms into Style Queen)
(Chloé and André walks backwards, scared)
"Haven't you ever seen an akumatization before?" Alya asked in boredom as the screen froze, stuck on a loading screen for a moment. Chloe glared and didn't reply.
Marinette looked closer at the rich blonde. With a start, she realized that Chloe looked close to tears.
Adrien and Chloe were childhood friends.
Emilie Agreste disappeared only about a year before the attacks.
Chloe knew her too.
As Marinette realized this, she also thought about Chloe's rocky relationship with her mother, and frowned.
Emilie must have been a mother figure to Chloe.
She carefully looked at the blonde, who seemed intent on avoiding eye contact with anyone. As Marinette looked around, she realized that nobody had seemed to notice Chloe's inner turmoil. Debating whether she should say anything, Marientte took the plunge.
"I'm sorry, Chloe."
With a start, Chloe's head snapped up.
"What?"
"It's just- I know you probably knew Adrien's mother also. I'm sorry."
Chloe stared at Marinette for a moment, the screen still loading. Finally, she gave a hint of a smile.
"Thank you, Dupain-Cheng."
As the episode continued to play, Marinette felt a comforting squeeze come from her boyfriend that convinced her she had been right.
Miracle Queen may have been totally out of line, but I can't honestly claim that Chloe hasn't suffered a lot.
Scene: Grand Palais, catwalk. Adrien is showcasing Marinette's hat. Many pictures are taken. Marinette is shaking out of nervousness.
Alya: All cool, girl?
Marinette: Mm-hm. (nods)
(As Adrien walks over the catwalk, he glances back at Marinette. At the end of the catwalk he stops and strikes some poses. Suddenly, Style Queen materializes. Everyone is startled.)
Style Queen: A fashion show without the queen of style? Glitteraly unacceptable!
"Glitteraly? Is that a word now?" Nino cocked his head.
Tom: Is this supposed to happen? I've never attended a fashion show before. (Marinette growls at Style Queen)
Adrien finally cracked a smile. "Your dad cracks me up, Marinette," he said softly. Marinette smiled.
Style Queen: Where is that ungrateful Gabriel Agreste? I demand that he kneels before me!
Adrien: My father isn't here!
Style Queen: Well then. If fashion-disaster daddy isn't here, I'll just have to settle for Agreste Junior! You're fired! (shoots a gold dust at Adrien and turns him into a golden statue on the spot. The crowd panics.)
Marinette: Adrien!
Adrien just sighed. "Wow," he deadpanned. "Gabriel Agreste was a jerk, and now his son's in trouble! Who'd have thought?"
He sighed, whispering, "does he even care?"
Plagg: (to himself; from the rafters) Uh-oh, we've got a problem! (flies away)
Hawk Moth: (startled and horrified by what happened to his son) Adrien! We no longer have a choice. Style Queen, you must defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir as soon as possible.
Marinette shook her head.
"I think," she started slowly. "I think he does care. That shows that well enough. I think he just doesn't think about how his actions affect others."
Adrien rolled his eyes. "I was at the fashion show. He was the one that made her mad. He had to be dumb to not realize I'd be targeted."
Marinette shrugged. "Maybe he is dumb, then."
Adrien chuckled, imagining his father's face if he had heard Marinette say that.
(The crowd is running off. Tom and Sabine are also fleeing)
Tom: But where is Marinette?
Marinette: (quickly runs through a door and closes it; Tikki flies out of her jacket) This Style Queen just made a huge faux pas!
[Transformation Sequence]
Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ah!
(Marinette transforms into Ladybug)
(people are still being turned into golden statues, André tries to find a way out.)
Style Queen: You're all fired! (laughs in an evil manner; dissolves into gold dust and materializes in front of André)
André: Audrey, dear! (squaks) Darling, sweetheart, please stop this madness.
Style Queen: Hmm.. (turns him into a golden statue) Fired!
"Harsh."
Chloé: Mom.
Style Queen: Claudine— uh, Chloé. I'm 'not' mom, I am Style Queen. Do you want to be fired, too?
Chloé: No, no, I really don't, Style Queen. Uh, besides, don't you need an assistant?
Style Queen: Hmm... I did fire my last one this morning.
Chloé: She sure was useless. Utterly useless.
Style Queen: Fine! I'll take you on trial.
Ladybug: (swings to a rafter) Style Queen!
Style Queen: (shakes head) What an atrocious suit. That bug looks so last year.
Alya shook her head. "I think your suit is pretty cool!"
Marinette laughed. "Thanks, Alya. Although it is pretty boring."
Ladybug: But the yo-yo makes a strong comeback this year. (throws her yo-yo, it goes right through Style Queen)
Style Queen: You're a couple of sizes too small to beat me, Ladybug.
(She throws gold; shoots out a beam of gold, Ladybug tries to block it, but the recoil is too much; she falls backwards; Style Queen laughs in an evil manner; Style Queen holds her glowing wand out towards Ladybug's face)
Chloé: Mom! Uh— Style Queen! If you want to find Gabriel Agreste, I know where he lives. You can take care of Ladybug later, she's worthless anyway.
"Hey," Alya glared, about to get up, startling Chloe. "How dare-"
Marinette held out an arm, stopping her. "Alya, that wasn't a diss. It was a save."
Style Queen: Hmm... It's not a completely idiotic idea.
(She smashes her wand on the ground; Adrien's statue crumbles and gets sucked into the wand; she then flies away as gold dust, taking Chloé with her; they end up on the Agreste mansion's foyer.)
Alya sheepishly looked down. "Oh. Sorry Chloe."
Chloe sniffed.
Scene: Agreste mansion.
Style Queen: Courtney! Uh— Chloé, where is Gabriel Agreste?
Chloé: He usually never leaves his house!
"He didn't that time either," Adrien sighed. Chloe nodded.
"I'm surprised her magic didn't find him."
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Style Queen, he's hidden safely somewhere. Ladybug is protecting him.
Style Queen: Pff! She can barely protect herself!
Hawk Moth: You must seize Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous. If they can't save his son, then Gabriel Agreste will have to show up.
"Seeing as he's saying that," Max reasoned, "there's a 90% chance that he would indeed come if that were to happen."
Adrien gave a soft smile. "Thanks, Max."
Style Queen: Don't worry, Hawk Moth, you'll get your costume jewels.
(Ladybug just then lands outside the Agreste mansion, on top of the gate, as Style Queen flies out with Chloé again.)
Chloé: Not again! Ooh!
"That looks so scary," Mylene commented. Chloe shrugged.
"More like unpleasant."
Ladybug: Can't you stand still for two seconds? (swings after them)
Scene: Eiffel Tower.
Chloé: (in the air; sounding petrified) Please, Mom, stop!
(Style Queen goes to the Eiffel Tower; she smashes her wand on the ground; gold dust comes out and a statue of Adrien, lying on a table, materializes.)
Adrien gulped, unable to look away. He looked so peaceful, but yet- it was very disturbing.
Style Queen: Keep this for me, sleeping beauty. (puts the akumatized rose in gold-Adrien's mouth; makes a forcefield around gold-Adrien)
Chloé: You're not going to hurt my Adrikens, are you, Mom?
Adrien smiled. At least Chloe has my back.
Style Queen: Hmm!
Chloé: Uh— Style Queen?
Style Queen: You wanna join Agreste Junior, Kylie? Uh— Chloé? (points her glowing wand at Chloé) Just ask, and I'll fire you!
Chloé: No thanks, I'm good. You're right, we don't care about him.
Style Queen: Make yourself useful, assistant, tell me if you see Ladybug and Cat Noir!
Chloé: Yes, Style Queen! (Style Queen dissolves; Chloé falls to her knees) Oh, what am I gonna do, what am I gonna do?
The class watched, feeling bad for the rich blonde. It was never easy to see a family member akumatized.
Style Queen: (flies to the top of the Eiffel Tower) Gabriel Agreste, if you refuse to show your face, your son will soon be nothing but glitter in the wind!
(Alya stands among the spectators at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower. She runs towards the tower. Somewhere in the Eiffel Tower, Chloé is bashing on the forcefield around Adrien.)
Chloé: Oh, it doesn't break. Adrikens, wake up!
Ladybug: (to her yo-yo-phone) Cat Noir, I don't know what you're doing, but there's a witch of a villain running loose and I really need you!
Chloé: Psst! Ladybug! Hurry up! Adrikens is crumbling!
Ladybug: Did you see where your mother's Akuma landed?
Chloé: It's in the rose she put on him. Where is Cat Noir?
Ladybug: I wish I knew.
"Right there," Ladybug moaned. "This whole situation sucked."
"You're telling me!"
Chloé: You better come up with something fast, my mother is going to see you!
Style Queen: (materializes) It's really impossible to find qualified staff these days. (Chloé turns around slowly) You're fired!
Chloé: No!
(Chloé is turned into a golden statue)
The class frowned. That sucked, too. She had done her best.
Maybe Chloe isn't irredeemable after all.
Style Queen: Ladybug, hand over those awful earrings and let's get this over with.
(Ladybug throws her yo-yo, it passes through Style Queen again.)
Style Queen: You still don't get it, huh, fashion victim? I... AM INVINCIBLE! (shoots rays of gold dust; Ladybug hides behind some metal, panting) My power is only equalled by my sense of fashion. I... am invincible!
Marinette rolled her eyes. "Some akumas are so haughty. I hate to say it, but your father sucks at making good villains. If I had the butterfly miraculous, the wish would've been made ages ago!"
Adrien laughed quietly. "I don't doubt it."
Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (A mallet appears) A mallet? What am I supposed to do with this? (is attacked by gold rays again; throws yo-yo again, in vain)
Style Queen: Haven't you got it already? You. Can't. Beat me. How could you defeat me? (kicks Ladybug) You can't even touch me! (laughs in an evil manner)
Ladybug: (grabs the mallet again) Of course. (swings off)
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Let her go, she'll bring us Cat Noir. I need both of their Miraculous anyway.
"Yeah," Marinette continued, "and that's the ridiculous thing. He lost this battle before he even began!"
Adrien smiled. "You're right, I didn't think about that."
Chloe shook her head. "Ridiculous. He's utterly ridiculous."
Scene: Fu's massage shop. The mallet is seen lying on a cupboard, next to the gong. Marinette barges in.
Marinette: Master Fu, Cat Noir has disappeared. I can't beat Style Queen without him! And the Lucky Charm told me to come here.
Master Fu: Don't worry, Cat Noir is fine.
Marinette: Well, what's he doing then? Why isn't he helping me?
Master Fu: He's just lost his Miraculous.
"Wait, Master Fu was the one that started that whole thing?" Adrien glared at the screen. Tikki zipped in the room from where the kwamis had been hanging out in the kitchen.
"Actually, it was Plagg's idea," she offered helpfully. Adrien sighed.
"I should have known."
Marinette: What?! He's 'just' lost his Miraculous?! This is a disaster!
Plagg: (eating cheese (again)) That tomcat's really gotten himself stuck up in a tree this time.
Marinette: Uh— Lemme guess, you're Cat Noir's kwami?
Plagg: Yes, he tends to copy me a bit too much. Yet, lately, he's been doing really silly things. In five thousand years I've never experienced such an irresponsible Miraculous owner. As a result, he's lost his ring and it's just me that's able to help you out.
"Plagg!" Adrien charged into the kitchen with anger. The class watched the swinging door for a few moments, the screen paused.
Marinette sighed. "I'll go get hi-"
With that, the door slammed back open and Adrien strode in with Plagg in his hands.
"And that is why you're getting cheese from a can when we get back."
"No, you wouldn't!"
"Try me!"
Marinette ran over to the two, trying to stop the argument. "Guys, let's just… finish the episode. We can work out our grievances later."
The two looked at her, pouting.
"Fine," Adrien conceded. Turning back to Plagg, he narrowed his eyes. "But this isn't over."
Master Fu: (gasps) No! It's out of the question, Plagg. You are way too dangerous without an owner.
Plagg: Dangerous? Me? How so?
Master Fu: Does the disappearance of Atlantis ring a bell with you?
Plagg: I'd had too much cheese.
"That was you?" Kim cried in shock. Plagg shrugged.
Master Fu: The Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Plagg: I didn't see it.
Master Fu: Dinosaurs!
Plagg: Oh! Yeah… okay. No, I— I… did go too far there. But I was young.
"You're the reason we don't have dinosaurs?" Adrien asked in shock. "Seriously?"
Plagg rolled his eyes. "I was young, as onscreen me just said."
Master Fu: (to Marinette) Neither Cat Noir nor Plagg can help you today. (Plagg sighs defeated)
(Master Fu walks up to the phonograph and places his thumbs on the dragon heads. The code pad appears, and he pushes the code in; he takes out the Miracle Box and places it before Marinette)
Master Fu: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, pick an ally you can trust to fight alongside you on this mission. Choose wisely; such powers are meant to serve the greater good. Once the mission is over you will retrieve the Miraculous from them.
Alya gasped. "Oh right, I'd almost forgotten about this!"
Nino tilted his head. "You held a miraculous during this fight?"
"Not exactly."
Marinette: I need someone who can actually immobilize my opponent.
Master Fu: Do you have someone in mind, Marinette?
(Marinette's hand hovers over the Miraculous of the Fox, but she changes her mind and picks up the Miraculous of the Bee)
Marinette: I know 'just' the right person.
"The bee?" Nino narrowed his eyes. "Isn't that Chloe's miraculous?"
Marinette shook her head. "It didn't go as planned."
Scene: Ladybug is running over the roofs. Style Queen is watching her approach.
Style Queen: Why, the red-spotted cockroach is coming back, but she forgot her frightful feline in black!
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Cat Noir isn't here? Nevermind, catch Ladybug and make her tell you where he's hiding. I need both Miraculous, now!
Scene: Eiffel Tower, somewhere on a staircase. Alya is walking up, filming while walking. She jumps up when she's addressed.
Ladybug: Alya, don't get so close to Style Queen, it's too dangerous.
Alya: It's hard to get a scoop when you're not in the middle of the action, Ladybug.
Ladybug: Well I have a scoop for you. (holds out the Miraculous Jewellery Box (while Alya's still filming)) Alya Césaire, here is the Miraculous of the Bee which grants the power of subjection. You will use it for the greater good.
Alya grinned. "I can't believe you were willing to trust me with two different miraculous!"
Marinette laughed. "You're my best friend, of course I would!"
Alya: Wow!
Style Queen: (materializes out of nowhere) Ladybug! You're out of fashion. Give up! (shoots a beam of gold dust)
Alya: Watch out!
(Alya pushes Ladybug out of the way; she gets hit herself; Ladybug rolls over the ground; the Miraculous falls out of her hands and rolls off the Eiffel Tower; Ladybug watches in dismay)
Nino nodded in understanding. That's why I didn't know about this.
Style Queen: (mocking) "Where's Cat Noir?" Oh, lemme guess. He's hiding because he's ashamed of his outfit.
Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (a tube of glue appears) A tube of glue!
Style Queen: Glue this, Bug! (shoots more gold; Ladybug dodges)
(Ladybug uses her Lucky Vision and looks around, only a French flag is highlighted. She grabs it and smears glue on one side of the flag; Style Queen appears behind her again)
Style Queen: You're always running away, Ladybug.
Ladybug: (twirls flag around) Not this time!
(They both run towards each other. Ladybug dodges more gold rays. Eventually she swipes the flag through Style Queen. The glued side is covered with gold dust)
Style Queen: A glue diet? Ha! That's original. But I'm still going to— oh! (notices the big portion of abdomen she's missing)
Ladybug: Oh, what's the matter? Do you have indigestion?
Adrien groaned. "Man, without the punning cat the fights are so dry."
Marinette glared. "Rude."
Style Queen: How dare you? I'm gonna squash you like the nasty bug you are! (pushes Ladybug in the back and she falls over) Hahaha! You're no match for Style Queen, my poor Ladybug. Soon, you'll be nothing but a bad memory, like shoulder-pads!
Plagg: (outta nowhere) Stay away from the Ladybug!
Ladybug: Plagg!
Style Queen: Agh, my, my. What do we have here? A talking rat?
Plagg: Meow. Style faux pas. Cataclysm! (boops the floor)
(A big explosion occurs; The forcefield around Adrien shatters, the Eiffel Tower, along with its foundation crumble, the nearest bridge also cracks; an entire skyscraper goes down; the tip of the Eiffel Tower falls off; a piece of debris falls on Style Queen)
The class stared at the screen in utter shock, turning to look at the small black creature in Adrien's hand.
Plagg looked around. "What?"
Plagg: (to Ladybug) You better hurry and fix everything.
Ladybug: (smashes the cracked forcefield) Now I get why Master Fu didn't want to let you out.
Style Queen: (materializes again) NO!
(Ladybug breaks the rose and the akuma flutters out)
Ladybug: No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma. Time to de-evilize! (catches the Akuma) Gotcha! (opens her yo-yo and a cured white butterfly flies out) Bye, bye, little butterfly. (throws the tube of glue in the air) Miraculous Ladybug!
(The Miraculous Cure fixes the cracks in the bridge; catches the tip of the Eiffel Tower before it can fully fall down; cures Alya from being a statue; cures Chloé from being a statue)
"Thank goodness for your miraculous cure…"
"Right?"
Chloé: Adrikens! (hugs him) I was so scared! (the both of them instantly walk over to Audrey)
Audrey: What am I doing here? You're all fired.
Marinette rolled her eyes. She used to be such an admirer of Audrey, but she couldn't have respect for someone so uncaring about everyone around them.
At least she knew where Chloe got it from.
Ladybug and Plagg: Pound it!
Ladybug: I hope Cat Noir finds his Miraculous.
Plagg: Don't worry. I'll be on him like mold on cheese.
"Gross. Please don't." Adrien shook his head.
Chloé: (walking down the stairs of the Eiffel Tower with Audrey) Oh, Mom. If you only knew what a great team we made. We fired a bunch of incompetents, it was awesome. We should really spend more time together. What if I went back to New York with you.
Audrey: Don't be ridiculous, Casserole. Uh— Chloé. First I have to get back to Gabriel Agreste's fashion show.
Adrien: (watching from above) Oh, the fashion show, my father is gonna worry about me. (Ladybug lands behind him)
Ladybug: It's on my way, I can give you a lift if you want. (they swing off)
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.
Hawk Moth: Style Queen was my greatest masterpiece. How could she have failed? How could I have failed? What should I do now? (his window closes)
"Stop," Adrien muttered. "You should stop."
Scene: Gabriel's atelier. Gabriel appears from an elevator in the floor. On his control panel, Nathalie is calling him. He accepts the call.
Nathalie: (on call) Sir, you took a big risk today, especially regarding Adrien.
Gabriel: If only I could tell Adrien why I'm doing this. (looks at the picture of Emilie Agreste) He would understand.
Adrien's jaw dropped in shock. "He really doesn't know me at all, does he? Of course I wouldn't understand!"
Marinette shook her head.
Scene: Grand Palais, outside, front. Ladybug and Adrien land in front of the Grand Palais, where people are going to the fashion show again.
Adrien: (puts his hand on Ladybug's shoulder) Thank you, Ladybug. (Ladybug gasps) For the lift and also… for saving my life.
Ladybug: Well… uhm… not a mall. I mean! Not at all. (hear earrings beep) I— uh… I have to go. Bye.
"Wow, I can't believe I didn't notice how flustered you got," Adrien laughed. Marinette smiled sheepishly.
(Adrien walks towards the entrance; Ladybug runs behind a wall and detransforms; she squals; Tikki flies out)
Tikki: Marinette, aren't you forgetting something? You have to bring the Miraculous back to Master Fu!
Marinette: But the magic ladybugs already brought it back, didn't they?
Tikki: (shakes head) Mm-mm.
"You lost the miraculous," Kim realized. "No wonder Chloe got it!"
Chloe gasped. "Excuse you. I was a perfectly competent hero."
Across the room, looks of skepticism were exchanged.
Marinette: Wait! If they didn't then I… lost a Miraculous! (gasps) I have to go back to the Eiffel Tower right now! Hide Tikki! (runs off; bumping into her father)
Tom: Marinette, there you are. We've been looking for you everywhere in the Grand Palais. Are you okay, sweety?
Marinette: Ah, I'm fine, thanks to Ladybug I'm no longer a glitter statue.
Sabine: What would we do without Ladybug?
Tom: We're finally going to get to watch the fashion show and witness the success of our daughter and her amazing hat.
Marinette: Uh— I… Actually, I have, uh—
Tom: No you don't. Come on! We can't miss the beginning.
Marinette: (whimpers; to her purse) Don't worry Tikki, no one will find the box. We'll get it right after the show. (Tikki whimpers)
"It's okay, Marinette," Tikki smiled. "You didn't really have a choice."
Marinette nodded.
Scene: Eiffel Tower.
Audrey: Remind me to tell your father to fire the person in charge of the Eiffel Tower elevators. (panting) This is (pant) unacceptable. Utterly... (pant...) unacceptable.
Chloé: Of course, Mom. (stumbles of the Miraculous Jewellery Box; gasps)
Scene: Chloé's room.
(Chloé is sitting on her bed with the Miraculous Jewellery Box in her hands; she opens the box; a ball of energy appears around the Miraculous and Pollen, as a bright ball, flies out; Pollen flies around Chloé and then appears)
Pollen: Hello, my queen. (Chloé gasps)
THE END
"Wow," Marinette grinned. "That was a great episode. It cleared a lot of things up."
Adrien nodded. "True. At least now you know that I didn't freaking lose my miraculous."
Marinette rolled her eyes. "I still can't believe Plagg said that."
Adrien shrugged. "Oh well. Let's go?"
"Let's go."
And there you go! Next one should be posted around Saturday, but... you know how I am with schedules LOL
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