Bloom watches Alya Cesaire and Nino bicker over the script for the movie Nino's filming on his phone for his filming contest - technically they're co-authors, having both written it, but…Nino changed a scene. Without Alya's knowledge or consent. He added a kiss between Adrien and Mylene's characters, when Alya's of the opinion it's not only unnecessary but completely useless for the plot.

Honestly, Bloom might not know Alya that well - having kept a polite distance from the girl to keep the avid reporter from cluing in to the detail that the only two girls in the entire city with flaming red hair in a ponytail are actually the same girl - but she's siding with the script-writer here. The 'movie' isn't a romance movie anyway, it's supposed to be an action movie.

As if to add insult to injury, Chloe's comments about how timid Mylene is have sent her crying in the bathroom inconsolably - making her a perfect target for Hawk Moth, as per usual. Honestly, she has to wonder how anyone could end up so cruel so young - this is going on fifty Akumatizations she can directly blame Chloe for now, after all. And that's not counting all the times she's indirectly caused an Akumatization, either by complaining to her dad or by some other action of hers that rolled downhill. And now, because of that kiss scene, Chloe's driven off Mylene to take her place as Agent Smith so she can kiss Adrien.

Deciding enough is enough, Bloom lets out a shrill whistle and says "Alright, everyone! Here's what we're going to do. Marinette will play Agent Smith, alright? I'll be the producer, and everyone can get this show on the road, alright?" This isn't exactly another attempt to get the two of them together...more like saving her sanity, and the potential kiss between them being a side-bonus.

Chloe leaves in a huff, Sabrina following her, when everyone else agrees readily to the plan, declaring it utterly ridiculous and a waste of her time. Bloom rolls her eyes, saying "We're better off without you, spoiled brat…" Then she taps Marinette on the shoulder, who's gone frozen at the idea of working with Adrien that closely in the film.

Juleka just shakes her head at the familiar interaction, and her twin brother asks "What's up with that?" He volunteered to help with the soundtrack, since they decided the main bit would be guitar - he and Nino are going to get together after they're done filming to make the actual soundtrack afterwards. He didn't expect to be dealing with the queen of cruelty, Chloe Bourgeois, though...or to meet Bloom Peters. She's got a melody like nothing he's ever heard before, she's smart, resourceful...and, to be perfectly honest, she's hot.

She turns to Luka, and quietly says "Marinette's got the world's biggest crush on Adrien, we're all waiting for them to finally get together. And Bloom's doing everything she can to get them together faster."

Luka hums, then quietly says "They'd be good together. Their melodies work well together."

Juleka chuckles, and says "We can all see it. Bloom's playing wingman, so to speak, but it's slow going. The entire class has a betting pool on when and how they'll finally get together, and whether or not it'll have Bloom's involvement in it." The smart money's on yes, for that last one.

Bloom heads to the bathroom to go check on Mylene, telling everyone to start filming, but finds…a lot of pink slime.

You've gotta be kidding…

And then the growling happens, and Bloom turns around to see someone that can only be Mylene Haprele…except she's been turned into what would easily be called a monster. Purple body, three eyes - it's reminiscent of the monster costume Ivan was wearing earlier, complete with a tail and gross purple slime.

Bloom takes a half-step back as she asks "Mylene? Is that you?" The hair kinda gives it away, even if the timing didn't.

Mylene snarls at her, and Bloom says "I'm not afraid of you, Mylene, I could never be afraid of you. You're one of the nicest people I know." The monster-body shrinks a little at her words, and Mylene - or whatever name she's currently going by, Bloom highly doubts she'll actually get an answer - promptly spits up more of that gross slime at her. "Let me rephrase that. I couldn't be afraid of you if I tried. Grossed out, however? Getting there." She doesn't scare easy, but that slime is seriously disgusting and reeks. And it doesn't get any better when it gets spit up on her.

Adrien feels his stomach drop out of his feet when he sees the pink slime - he and Marinette were about to kiss, but an ear-splitting shriek that can only belong to Chloe interrupted the scene. Marinette heads off to find Bloom at once, and they head to Principal Damocles' office to tell him what's going on…only to find him missing as well.

Adrien slips away, leaving a shoe and heading to the library to transform, and when he gets back Ladybug's already there. And saying the cover of purple-pink slime that's trapping them in the school is unbreakable. "Maybe if Dragon Fyre were here, she could melt the goo. But…"

Alya asks "Where is Dragon Fyre, anyway? Is she not going to show this time?"

Ladybug shakes her head, saying "She'll be here, one way or another."

Cat Noir adds "We can't always get in uniform so easily, so Dragon Fyre usually does damage control however she can. In her exact words, just because we're not in the suit doesn't mean we can't do something."

And then Luka says "Uh, guys? Where are Bloom, Adrien, and Marinette?"

Alya says "Marinette went to go look for Bloom…you don't think the monster got them, do you?"

Ladybug's eyes widen in panic for a moment, and then Cat Noir says "We'll find them, guys. Just stay calm, and we'll get through this."

Max looks up in shock when the top of his slime-pod suddenly comes off, and a red, orange, and black hand darts in and yanks him out. "Dr-"

The other hand quickly covers his mouth, and Dragon Fyre hisses "Keep quiet, and keep low, Max! I've already got Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste, and Bloom Peters out of here, so just follow my lead and I'll get you, Chloe, Sabrina, and Kim out as well."

Max nods, then crouches down at once at her hissed command to do so - he's absolutely following her lead, given the detail that she's the superhero here.

When the remainder of the group that left Principal Damocles' office - and then shank multiple people as they went to investigate things - finally get down to the basement, they find about a dozen different…they look like pods, maybe something from an alien movie. Ladybug calls out "Hello? Anyone in here?"

There's no answer, bar a crash that sounds deeper in the basement, so Cat Noir tries to pull the top off one of the pods. Only to land flat on his back, the top of the pod in hand as it came off cleanly.

Ladybug picks up the clean-cut hardened goo, muttering "What the…?"

Cat Noir rubs the back of his head, and says "This has my sister written all over it." Not only was she the first one to get taken by the Akuma, but he's willing to bet everyone else that was taken is either already out of the basement or with her.

Nino asks "How's the top off if…?" When they look where he's pointing, they see…the top looks like it's still on the pod.

Cat Noir grins, and says "Yep, definitely my super-sis. Among other things, she can make mirages. Illusions, if you will. She can turn herself invisible to surprise an Akuma, or make a widespread mirage like this."

And then they hear another crash, followed by a shout of "Everybody out! Go, move it! That way!" They see almost everyone that was taken by the Akumatized Mylene come running forward, quickly followed by a very slimy Dragon Fyre - that goo is liberally splattered across her suit, her face, in her hair…she looks like she's been wrestling with Mylene this whole time. It's actually not a crazy theory, considering everything. And then Mylene bounds onto the top of a nearby container, sliming the exit and trapping them all inside.

Dragon Fyre groans almost inaudibly, and mutters "Gotta be kidding…" She's been trying to find Mylene's Akuma, as well as get everyone out of here, all this time, and she could really use something to eat right now. Her magic might not be physically draining - in the moment, anyway - but it's mentally exhausting to keep up with a prolonged battle or constantly use her magic full-blast. And then she has to quickly make a shield around everyone, blocking another slime attack and buying a few moments. "That stuff gets less disgusting and more annoying every time she does that…"

Ladybug says "Good to see you, Dragon Fyre. Is everyone accounted for?"

Cat Noir says "I don't see Marinette or Bloom."

Nino adds "Adrien's missing to!"

Dragon Fyre says "They were some of the early ones, I got them out already. Bloom said the Akuma is Mylene, one of her other classmates, and Marinette suggested…something about smelly wolves."

Ladybug says "That's Mylene's song! Ok, we…gotta sing Smelly Wolf?"

Dragon Fyre shrugs, then looks up…then yells "SCATTER!" She snaps her fingers, and the goo bubble explodes and everyone runs just before Mylene can crash through the top.

Cat Noir yells "Any ideas on where her Akuma is, Sis?!"

Dragon Fyre dodges another slime blast, and yells "Nope! I've been fighting with her for a while now, and I haven't seen anything!" Anything beyond miles of pink slime, anyway.

Ladybug blocks a slime blast, and yells "Could it be hidden in her hair?"

"That's one of the only places I've yet to look very close, Spots! If it's there, it's well hidden!" Getting an idea, Dragon Fyre pulls three pipes down in front of Mylene just as she spews more slime, and Cat Noir says "Good idea, sis. Be right back!" He uses his Cataclysm on more of the nearby bars, and soon enough there's a bar-and-slime cage surrounding Mylene.

Cat Noir leads Dragon Fyre over to a nearby container to lean against, asking "You alright, Sis?"

Dragon Fyre nods, saying "I'm alright, just…need to catch my breath is all." She just has to hope everyone will go back up once the emergency is over, because she's going to be cramming some jerky strips into her mouth as soon as she can.

Cat Noir nods, having some kind of idea about how using her magic too much at once affects his sister - she once compared it to a five-hour photoshoot, not very physically demanding minute to minute but mentally exhausting. And then, after everything's said and done...you find yourself completely worn out. Her magic doesn't wear her out until after the fight is over, but using it constantly pushes her to her limit. And once she reaches that limit, there's a very good chance she'll lose control of her magic - and, according to her, the last time that happened she would've started a forest fire had she not been in the quarry.

Once they get Mylene shrunken down, singing the words to Smelly Wolf like Mylene did back when Ivan scared her in the monster suit, Ivan finds a button he gave her that was hidden by her hair - in a matter of moments, the basement is cleaned up and they're free to leave. Bar Dragon Fyre, who's not only semi-crashing after fighting Mylene and freeing everyone but still has to get herself healed - the slime might've gotten removed, but it was covered some nasty-looking bruises she got from getting tossed everywhere. "Go on without me," she groans, starting to feel like one massive bruise as she stops using most of her magic, "give me ten minutes and I'll be out." She'll be hungry, but she'll be out. Maybe she can head to the kitchens and say she went and hid there.

Luka eyes the red-head in concern, and asks "Isn't that burst of ladybugs supposed to fix…everything? Including injuries?" There's something about her, though...he's heard that melody before, but given all the craziness he can't quite think of it.

Dragon Fyre gives him a sardonic twist of her lips, and says "I'm the exception to a lot of Miraculous things. Akumas can't control me, the Cure doesn't work on me…yeah, magic rules…"

Cat Noir pulls her to her feet, saying "Guess it's a good thing you can heal yourself then, huh sis?"

Dragon Fyre groans, her entire body protesting at the movement, and says "Yeah, great actually…" If it weren't one of the most draining things she can do - healing herself, unlike using magic on her surroundings, is entirely draining, physically and mentally. A bruise or scrape is nothing - a broken bone or torn muscle, though, takes it out of her. If she had to guess, it's because she's affecting herself - using up the energy to heal herself, and using more energy to keep it from hurting.

Unfortunately for Nino, who filmed the entire attack, the Mayor doesn't like the film - he says the monster was a horrible replica, and completely unrealistic.

Bloom would dearly like to drop him right in the middle of the next Akuma attack and see what he thinks of that monster - he wouldn't know a realistic monster if it slapped him square in the face! She did not get tossed around the school basement wrestling with a 'horrible replica' and have to heal what felt like a full-body-bruise from it! And that slime, the stink stayed with her for hours - it took two hours in the school shower after they left to get rid of the smell.

AN: Hey, everyone! I know, late-night update, sorry! Anyway, hope you liked the update! Honestly, I can't believe Marinette - Ladybug - didn't take one look at the slime in the bathroom and realize Mylene was Akumatized. Ivan even said she was crying in the bathroom! And, honestly, I'm not sure why she wasn't taken beyond the need for Ladybug to appear. As for Bloom not being afraid of Mylene's Akumatized form...she's honestly seen scarier by now, including the Wizards of the Black Circle. Heck, especially the Wizards of the Black Circle - Hawk Moth can only do one thing, even if he uses it in a variety of ways. She's got no idea what all they can do - and the enemy you don't know is far scarier than the one you do.

Enjoy! More updates coming soon!