We start at TVi studio. Reporter Nadja Chamack updates Paris on the mysterious stone creatures that are dispersed around the city while standing to the side of a picture of one of Stoneheart's minions, tablet in hand
"The stone beings are scattered all over Paris, and for the time being, they are showing no signs of movement. Police have cordoned off the area" Said Nadja.
The cameraman pans over to a T.V, showing Mayor Bourgeois making a speech next to Officer Roger.
"We won't stop until we find a way to get these people back to their normal selves, but for now, we're not making much headway" Said Andre.
The camera flips backs to Nadja standing next to a photo of Ladybug and Cat Noir.
"Paris is relying on our new guardian angels, Ladybug and Cat Noir, to save us all. Our lives depend on them" Said Nadja.
Meanwhile, in Marinette's home, Marinette is standing next to her father, watching the TV while he washes dishes. Tom turns around and puts a hand on Marinette's shoulder
"Listen, I know how upsetting and scary this is, but don't worry, sweetie. We've got two superheroes looking out for Paris, and the best way of helping them is to show them that we're not scared, because we trust them" Said Tom, raising a fist and scrunching his face with confidence and faith. "But what if Ladybug fails?" Asked Marinette.
Marinette looks down in shame
"Then I'd come and save you. Super Baker to the rescue!" Declared Tom, as he holds a piece of bread like a sword.
Marinette giggles and reaches up to give her father a peck on the cheek
"Thanks, Super Dad!" Declared Marinette.
She runs up to her room and grabs her purse, pausing for a moment to look at her vanity drawer where she keeps her Miraculous. She opens the drawer and contemplates taking the case the Miraculous is in. Then, she places the case in her purse with certainty. Meanwhile, in Adrien's home, Nathalie is waiting for Adrien in the dining area.
"Hmm, what's he doing?" Asked Nathalie.
The clock chimes once. She looks for Adrien in his room but doesn't find him
"Adrien?" Asked Nathalie.
A little while later, Gabriel stands near the staircase and entrance of the home, as Nathalie and Adrien's bodyguard stand side by side. Gabriel is not pleased.
"You didn't see him leave? If anything has happened to my son, you'll be held responsible!" Declared Gabriel
Streets of Paris. Adrien is running to school and away from his father.
"You're such a strange kid. Who would want to be at school when he can stay at home all day?" Asked Plagg. "You don't get it, Plagg. I've had enough of being shut up at home by my dad. I want to meet people and make friends! Go to a normal school like everyone else!" Declared Adrien. "Uhhh, I think I'm feeling weak…" Said Plagg. "You know what's strange?" Asked Adrien.
Adrien stops running and opens his bag to grabs a wedge of Camembert
"The fact that all you eat is this disgusting, rotten-smelling Camembert cheese, and then I have to smell like it 24/7. That's strange" Said Adrien, who was disgusted with Plagg and his behavior. "If you want to be able to transform into a superhero, then stinky cheese is the deal, my friend!" Declared Plagg.
Adrien continues to school.
Present Day, Morning. Ladybug swings through the city of Paris, looking down at the many statues of Ginga-Musha with a sad expression, before she stops swinging and jumps, landing in the centre of the Eiffel Tower, joining Cat Noir who was waiting in front of a restaurant.
"Hello, my lady. Our Kamen Riders seem to have invited us to a fancy breakfast" Said Cat Noir, as he and Ladybug enter a restaurant. "Ah, Ladybug and Cat Noir. Nice to see you. You seem to have beaten the press, thank god" Said Emily, sitting at a round table.
Ladybug and Cat Noir take seats at opposite sides of the table.
"I'd recommend the Eggs Benidict with pineapple juice. It goes through you at speeds faster then light, but it tastes nice" Said Emily. "No thanks, I've already ate" Said Ladybug. "Hummm... The Eggs Benidict does sound nice" Said Cat Noir. "Huh. I sometimes forget that despite you two have within the same age group, you both lead vastly different lives" Said Emily. "Of course. You are the only person who knows who I am" Said Ladybug. "You also know who Ladybug is? Are you some kind of supersleuth?" Asked Cat Noir. "I'll admit. You were much harder to uncover then Ladybug. The next person to uncover your identity is going to have to cheat" Said Emily.
Hope arrives in a small burst of light and sits across from Emily.
"I've found the exact thing we'll need to stop the Ginga-Musha Army. And it only took about 12 hours of tracking down and another 3 days of actually getting the thing" Said Hope. "But it's only been a day and a few hours since I've seen you" Said Ladybug. "Time is relative to the dimensional central point" Said Hope. "Didn't think I'd ever hear such a term" Said Cat Noir. "Oh well, it doesn't matter now. There's a story to finish. Ladybug. Can we continue your origin story?" Asked Hope. "Well, I suppose. I'll just use I In case I say my secret identity" Said Ladybug. "Same here" Said Cat Noir. "Oh, yeah. That was a thing. What did you have him do?" Asked Hope. "He's very good at not naming himself" Said Emily.
In the past, Collège Françoise Dupont. Alya Césaire and Marinette are having a discussion about the Ladyblog.
"Ladyblog" Said Alya.
Alya hands Marinette her phone
"Bringing you all the latest news about the coolest superhero, Ladybug! How awesome is that?! Check out the number of views since I posted the video" Said Alya, as she takes her phone back. "But why do you trust Ladybug so much? All these stone beings…" Said Marinette. "She's gonna handle 'em" Said Alya, confidently. "But what if she's not really cut out to be a superhero even though everyone thinks she is?" Asked Marinette. "What are you talking about, girl? Oh, wait. I know what this is about" Said Alya, as she comes to a realization.
Marinette is flustered and scared of what Alya is about to say
"You're scared, but don't be! I've seen her with my own two eyes, girl! Ladybug is a true superheroine! She's going to protect us all! I believe in her" Said Alya.
Marinette looks down at her purse and is filled with confidence. As she walks with Alya, she notices a group gathered around Ivan
"So you really don't remember anything?" Asked Alix. "You were totally going ballistic. It was so cool!" Declared Juleka. "You were seriously out to crush me, dude!" Declared Kim. "Oh, I'm sorry… I wasn't myself…" Said Ivan. "Oh please! Once a monster, always a monster" Said Chloé.
Ivan becomes furious and marches away as Chloé continues to make fun of him
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" Shouted Chloe.
Meanwhile, in Hawk Moth's lair.
"Yes… feel the burn of those words. Lose your temper, Ivan! Your akuma awaits you" Said Hawk Moth, as he taps on the cane that is holding the akuma.
Outside the school. Adrien runs up the steps to the front door, but Nathalie, exiting from the bodyguard's car, tries to stop him.
"Adrien! Don't do this! Your father will be furious!" Declared Nathalie. "Tell him you got here too late. Please" Said Adrien.
Adrien runs to the inside of the school while Nathalie sighs. Inside the school, however, probably isn't a good time...
"How could you say that to Ivan? You're the real Stoneheart" Said Alya. "Ugh, so I'm the one who broke Sabrina's dad's arm, am I? Just because your footage of those lame superheroes was shown on TV, doesn't mean you have to get so high and mighty" Sals Chloé, as she blows a bubble of gum at her. "You little…" Said Alya. "Look out, she's angry! She's going to split her underwear and turn into a huge muscly monster!" Declared Chloé.
Alya huffs and walks off as Adrian walks over.
"Hey, Chloé!" Declared Adrien. "Adrikins! You came!" Declared Chloé.
Other students see Adrien and rush over toward him, shouting in recognition. Outside of the school, Nathalie gets in the car and speaks to Adrien's bodyguard, the driver.
"I'll handle it. Maybe we'll get to keep this week's pay" Said Nathalie.
The car drives off. In the school's locker room. Marinette sees Ivan sitting on the ground, looking down with his headphones on.
"You know, you should tell Mylène how you feel" Said Marinette. "I… don't know what you're talking about" Said Ivan. "Come on, I saw the way you look at her. No! No negative emotions, Ivan. What I mean is, be positive. I'm sure Mylène has feelings for you too. Go talk to her" Said Marinette. "I'm no good with words anyway" Said Ivan. "But… who needs words? You could draw her a picture, send her flowers…" Said Marinette. "I could… write her a song?" Asked Ivan. "That's a great idea! What girl wouldn't want a love song written especially for her? Go for it, Ivan, and, uh, stay positive" Said Marinette.
Ivan runs off, excited, while in Hawk Moth's lair...
"Negative emotions… They're fading! Ughhhh..." Said Hawk Moth.
In Miss Bustier's classroom, Adrien and Chloé enter after he was signing autographs in the hallway.
"Could I have your autograph, please?" Asked a Boy. "Adrien, can I have an autograph, Adrien, I'm a huge fan!" Declared some Girls. "Wow. This is your seat, Adrikins. I saved it for you. Right in front of me!" Declared Chloé. "Thanks, Chloé. Uh… Hey! Adrien" Said Adrien, introducing himself to Nino.
Adrian offers his hand to Nino for a handshake
"You're friends with Chloé, then, huh?" Asked Nino, disdainfully.
Adrien sees Chloé and Sabrina putting gum on a seat behind him.
"Hey! What's that all about?" Asked Adrien. "The brats that sat here yesterday need a little attitude adjustment. I'm just commanding a bit of respect, that's all" Said Chloé. "You think that's really necessary?" Asked Adrien. "Ah, you've got a lot to learn about school culture, Adrikins. Watch the master" Said Chloé.
During this conversation, Outside Miss Bustier's classroom, Marinette and Alya arrive.
"Alya, wouldn't you like to be a superhero and go out and fight monsters and villains?" Asked Marinette. "Totally! I'm not scared of anyone! Why?" Asked Alya. "Oh! No reason…" Said Marinette, as she puts the Miraculous case in Alya's bag.
Marinette and Alya enter the classroom. Marinette sees Adrien picking at the gum in her seat.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Asked Marinette. "Uhhh… I…" Said Adrien.
Chloé and Sabrina laugh
"Okay. I get it. Good job, you three. Very funny" Said Marinette. "No, no, I was just trying to take this off!" Declared Adrien. "Oh, really?" Asked Marinette.
Chloé and Sabrina continue to laugh
"Oh my. How sad. Putting gum on someone's seat just sounds like a sad crime" Said a boy wearing an oversized hoodie entering the classroom. "You are right. Thanks for the kind words" Said Alya. "They weren't all too kind" Said the boy. "You're friends with Chloé, right?" Asked Marinette, to Adrien. "Why do people keep saying that?" Asked Adrien.
Marinette huffs, before Adrien goes to his seat and Marinette takes hers, next to Alya.
"Now do you see what I mean about respect?" Asked Chloé. "I know I've seen him somewhere before" Said Marinette.
Marinette serches through some images on on Alya's cellphone before finding photos of Gabriel and Adrien Agreste
"Of course! He's the son of my fave fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste!" Declared Marinette. "Daddy's boy, teen supermodel, and Chloé's buddy? Ha! Forget it" Said Alya. "Please, I'm not a creep... but you have a point" Said Marinette. "Why didn't you tell them it was Chloé's idea?" Asked Nino. "I've known Chloé since I was a little kid. I know she's not perfect, but I can't throw her under the bus. She's like my only friend" Said Adrien. "I'm Nino, and it's time for you to make some new friends, dude" Said Nino.
Nino offers hand to Adrien for handshake and Adrien accepts. The boy in the hoodie smiled, as some white locks of hair fell out of the hood. Meanwhile, in the locker room, at the door to girls' bathroom, Mylène is leaving the bathroom when...
"Oh no, I'm gonna be late. Ahh! Ivan, you scared me" Said Mylène. "Mylène, I made this for you" Said Ivan.
... Ivan starts playing loud music and sings in a loud, shrill voice, reading the lyrics of his song
"Mylène, be serene, don't be so mean!" Sung Ivan.
Mylène runs away, scared. Ivan gets angry, wads up his lyric sheet, throws his music-playing phone on the floor and steps on it, and sits down. In Hawk Moth's lair, Hawk Moth feels the emotions.
"Yes. This is what I've been waiting for. You know the way, evil akuma. Track down your prey! Fly away and evilize him!" Declared Hawk Moth.
The akuma held in Hawk Moth's cane exits it and flies out the window. Back in the locker room. Ivan is upset. The akuma flies in and infects Ivan's wadded-up song lyrics.
"This is your second chance, Stoneheart, and this time you have extra help. No one will stop you from capturing the love of your life. Just remember, I'll need something in return" Said Hawk Moth, from his lair.
Ivan is akumatized into Stoneheart again. He opens his eyes and all the other stone beings across Paris start waking up. Meanwhile, in Miss Bustier's Classroom. Miss Bustier is checking her attendance.
"Agreste, Adrien?" Asked Miss Bustier. "You say present" Whispered Nino.
Adrien jumps up with his hand raised
"Uh, present!" Declared Adrien.
All the other students laugh as Adrien sits down, and he and Nino fist-bump
"Bourgeois, Chloé?" Asked Miss Bustier. "Present!" Declared Chloé. "Bruel, Ivan?" Asked Miss Bustier.
Stoneheart enters, breaking down the door
"Present! Mylène?" Asked Stoneheart.
Chaos erupts, and Adrien runs out of the room. Ivan sees Mylène and grabs her
"Let go of me, Ivan!" Declared Mylène. "I'm not Ivan anymore. I'm Stoneheart" Said Stoneheart. "Why are you doing this?" Asked Mylène. "So you and I can be together forever!" Declared Stoneheart. "Daddy, the monster is back!" Declared Chloé, on the phone with her father.
Chloé looks up, to see Stoneheart looking down at her. Stoneheart picks her up and takes her with him and Mylène. He then breaks a wall and jumps out of the school
"Put us down, Ivan!" Shouted Mylène. "Come on! Let's follow him!" Declared Alya. "Uh… Oh, no. You go. I'm finding myself a safe place to hide" Said Marinette. "Girl, you're gonna miss Ladybug in action!" Declared Alya as Marinette picks up Alya's bag, and holds it out to Alya. "You and Ladybug will both be better off without me" Said Marinette. "If you say so!" Declared Alya, as she runs out of the room. "Wait! Your bag!" Declared Marinette, as she runs after Alya.
The hooded boy then stood up and tucked the loose strands of hair behind his ear, before he left the classroom. Meanwhile, in the locker room, at Adrien's open locker.
"My first day of school and I don't even make it past roll call..." Said Adrien. "A day off? Now that's what I'm talking about!" Declared Plagg. "Oh, no no no no. We've got homework to do. Plagg, claws out!" Declared Adrien.
Adrien transforms into Cat Noir
Outside the school. Stoneheart is still holding Mylène and Chloé captive.
"You have no idea who you're dealing with. My daddy, the mayor, will bring in the police, the army, the entire cavalry!" Declared Chloé. "And don't forget the superheroes! Oh no. My bad" Said Cat Noir, as he hits Stoneheart with his staff, making Stoneheart grows bigger. "Ugh. Super incompetent, you mean" Said Chloé. "Ugh! You wanted the cavalry? Well, here it is!" Declared Stoneheart.
The stone beings run amok and surround Cat Noir
"Seize him!" Declared Stoneheart, as Cat Noir dodges the attacks of the stone beings. "Watch out! Ivan! Where are we going?" Asked Mylène, as Stoneheart walks off. "To deliver a message. Then we'll be brought together forever by a pretty black butterfly" Said Stoneheart. "Ugh. All this lovey-dovey stuff is making me sick" Said Chloé. "Don't worry, little monster. I'm gonna take care of you, too" Said Stoneheart.
Meanwhile, Alya is running to where the Stone Beings and Cat Noir are battling.
"If you can hear me, Ladybug, I could use a little help!" Declared Cat Noir. "What's she waiting for?" Asked Alya.
Meanwhile, Marinette walks over and sees the stone beings. One of them knocks over a car and it is about to hit Alya, but Cat Noir throws his stick to save her. Alya gets trapped. A stone being kidnaps Cat Noir.
"Let go, you rockhead!" Shouted Cat Noir. "Help!" Screamed Alya.
Marinette falls to her knees, paralysed with fear. Two of the stone beings advance towards her, as the third one that is holding Cat Noir walks away. Alya tries pushing the car off of herself, but is not strong enough to do so. The stone beings attempt to grab Marinette, when suddenly sparks fly off of them and they stumble backwards. Marinette feels a hand on her shoulder and looks up to see the boy in the hoodie, wielding a revolver.
"Thank you..." Said Marinette. "Fight" Said the boy. "What?" Asked Marinette. "You have the means don't you?" Asked the boy. "Well, yes, but..." Said Marinette. "You were chosen for a reason. You can't give that away because you'll feel like you'll fail" Said the boy. "But I have failed! I failed to..." Said Marinette. "And this time you will succeed. The most powerful part of failure is that it allows you to rebuild yourself stronger. More powerful. Every mistake is an opportunity to analyse what you did wrong and improve. So I'm telling you, Marinette Dupain-Chang..." Said the boy.
The boy helps Marinette to her feet, accidentally knocking off his hood and revealing himself to be Hope.
"Fight, Marinette, fight!" Declared Hope.
Marinette suddenly is filled with courage. She nods at Hope, and gets the case out of Alya's bag and puts on the Miraculous, while Hope turns back towards the monsters. Then, Tikki appears, happy to see Marinette again.
"Mmmm!" Exclaimed Tikki, raising her arms. "I think I need Ladybug!" Declared Marinette. "I knew you'd come around!" Declared Tikki. "I can't sit back and worry about any mistakes I've made when I have the opportunity to fix them. Tikki, spots on! Ha!" Declared Marinette.
Marinette transforms into Ladybug
Ladybug pulls the car with her yo-yo and Alya is freed, and Hope reaches in and pulls Alya out from underneath the car.
"Ah... Thank you" Said Alya. "You're welcome. I had help from Ladybug" Said Hope. "You can't stay here. It's too dangerous" Said Ladybug. "I'll take care of her. You need to help Cat Noir" Said Hope. "Ok" Said Ladybug.
Ladybug follows the trail of stone beings, as Hope and Alya walk in the opposite direction.
"So who are you that you know Ladybug?" Asked Alya. "Prince of Persia" Said Hope. "You're a prince?" Asked Alya. "Nope" Said Hope. "Then why would you say you were?" Asked Alya. "Because if I can only have one pleasure in life, it's definitely the pleasure of being mysterious" Said Hope. "Oh..." Whined Alya.
Meanwhile, a stone being swipes at Ladybug, who avoids it and throws Cat Noir's stick to him.
"Cat Noir! Extend it!" Declared Ladybug.
He does so, and jumps out of the stone being's hand to the ground. Ladybug pulls hin to safety hanging upside down.
"Sorry I was late" Said Ladybug. "M'lady, have I ever told you you turn my world upside down?" Asked Cat Noir. "Oh, you're quite the jokester, aren't you? But your comedic timing needs work. We gotta get out of here!" Declared Ladybug, as she sees the Stone Beings closing in. "Hey, aren't we going to take care of 'em?" Asked Cat Noir, as he and Ladybug ran away.
Ladybug uses her yo-yo as a phone, showing the news with helicopter footage of the Eiffel Tower, to track down Stoneheart.
"No. If we wanna save them all, then we go to the source. That one!" Declared Ladybug.
Stoneheart is climbing the Eiffel Tower, while the police surrounding him on the ground.
"I demand my daughter's safe return!" Demanded Andre, with a megaphone. "Daddy!" Screamed Chloé. "You know what? You're welcome to her! Huh!" Declared Stoneheart, as he throws Chloé toward Andre. "Help! I promise I'll be nice to everyone, say please and thank you all..." Pledged Chloé.
Ladybug catches her, and they land on the ground.
"... I didn't promise" Said Chloé. "What?" Asked Ladybug.
Chloé pulls herself away from Ladybug and runs over to hugs her father.
"My little princess…" Said Andre. "We're clear to attack!" Declared Roger. "Wait! No, don't attack them! You know it'll only make it worse!" Declared Ladybug. "I have a new plan, unlike you! Move aside and let the pros do their thing. You've already failed once!" Declared Roger. "…He's right, you know. If I had captured Stoneheart's akuma the first time around, none of this would have happened! But that doesn't matter anymore. Every mistake is an opportunity to rebuild yourself and improve. So this time I will..." Said Marinette.
Stoneheart coughs and spits out a swarm of akumas that form Hawk Moth's face.
"People of Paris, listen carefully. I am Hawk Moth" Said Hawk Moth. "Hawk Moth?" Asked Ladybug and Cat Noir. "Ladybug, Cat Noir, give me the ladybug earrings and the cat ring now. You've done enough damage to these innocent people!" Declared Hawk Moth. "Nice try, Hawk Moth, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's not reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into villains. Hawk Moth, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and you will hand us your Miraculous!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug jumps up into the air and holds out her yo-yo
"Time to de-evilize!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug uses her yo-yo to make Hawk Moth disappear by catching multiple akumas as Cat Noir and the others look at her, astonished.
"Let me make this promise to you. No matter who wants to harm you, Ladybug and Cat Noir will do everything in our power to keep you safe!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug opens her yo-yo, and a busload of purified butterflies come out. Marinette's parents watching at home and the students watching the scene are thrilled.
"Wow. Whoever she is beneath that mask, I love that girl" Said Cat Noir. "Agh! That's the problem with superheroes. They're too… heroic! Stoneheart, they're trying to take your loved one away from you. You must snatch their Miraculouses so they will be powerless against you!" Declared Hawk Moth, disgusted. "Okay, Hawk Moth" Said Stoneheart. "Help me!" Declared Mylène. "You'll never take Mylène from me! Come to me, my stone beings!" Declared Stoneheart, as he climbs up the Tower. "We're surrounded! What do we do now? We can't attack him" Said Cat Noir. "Yes, but we know where the akuma is" Said Ladybug. "In his clenched fist. The one he's holding Mylène with. So…" Said Cat Noir. "So we know he's in love with her. That's it! We don't separate Stoneheart and Mylène: we bring them closer together! They're made for one another! It's just that they don't know it yet" Said Ladybug. "Ugh. Not really following you, but guess I better trust you. Something tells me that this is how it's gonna be from here on out" Said Cat Noir.
Ladybug and Cat Noir go to the top of the Tower, chasing after Stoneheart.
"Help! I'm scared of heights!" Declared Mylène. "Everything's gonna be alright!" Declared Ladybug. "How are you planning to get them closer than they already are?" Asked Cat Noir. "By using our powers! Lucky Charm!" Declared Ladybug.
A parachute appears
"A parachute? What am I supposed to do with this?" Asked Ladybug.
Cat Noir gets thrown away by a stone being and screams
"You sure you know what you're doing?" Asked Cat Noir. "We'll find out soon enough! His hand! Get ready!" Declared Ladybug, as she uses her yo-yo to tie Stoneheart's hand.
She starts pulling his hand and Mylène kisses Stoneheart. Stoneheart lets go of her. Mylène grabs on to his finger. Cat Noir grabs the akumatized paper, and hits it up with his staff. Ladybug grabs the paper, breaking it.
"Home run!" Declared Ladybug.
The akuma flies away
"No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. De-evilize— Huh?" Asked Ladybug.
Ladybug sees Stoneheart turning back into Ivan, falling down from the Tower. Ladybug looks up at the Akuma, before she jumps down to rescue them
"Cat Noir, take care of Ivan!" Declared Ladybug. "Cataclysm!" Declared Cat Noir.
Cat Noir uses his Cataclysm on the Eiffel Tower, making part of it fall. He slides on it and rescues Ivan. Ladybug rescues Mylène and captures the akuma.
"Gotcha!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug pulls the parachute's cord and floats down to the ground, then releases the akuma, which turned into a normal butterfly.
"Bye-bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Declared Ladybug, as she throws the Lucky charm into the air, its energy turning everything back to normal and turning the stone beings back into people. "Whoa. Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Asked Cat Noir. "Yeah. It's beautiful and amazing. It's… uh… miraculous!" Declared Ladybug. "This is just the beginning, Ladybug. You and Cat Noir may have won this battle, but I will win the war. I will get your Miraculouses. I will get the absolute power! And then my secret dream will come true!" Declared Hawk Moth, as his window closes. "I think you two have things to talk about. Hm?" Asked Ladybug. "Oh, uh… I… Uh…" Stammered Ivan. "Maybe it would help if you read the lyrics to Ivan's song" Said Ladybug, as she gives the paper to Mylène. "Wow, it's really beautiful. It's a shame you can't hear them when you scream. I mean, when you sing" Said Mylène. "It was scary, wasn't it. Is that why you left? I'm sorry, I'll be gentle" Said Ivan, before Mylène hugs Ivan. "Oh, they're so made for each other" Said Ladybug. "Like us two" Said Cat Noir, as his ring beeped. "Uh oh. You see that? Time to split. See you soon, Cat Noir" Said Ladybug. "Can't wait, m'lady" Said Cat Noir, who bows before he leaves.
Present Day, Eiffel Tower
"... And that is the origin story of the Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir" Said Ladybug. "... Thank you, Ladybug. Cat Noir. For indulging my... eccentricities" Said Hope. "It's fine. So, what were you searching for, Hope?" Asked Cat Noir. "Just the Green, Green Grass of Home, Cat" Said Hope, handing Cat Noir a Stand Tape labeled Green, Green Grass of Home. "It's another Stand Tape. If I remember, the other ones you have used let you turn yourself into string, create vortexes and fire your fingertips..." Said Cat Noir. "Fingernails. Fingernail bullets. You wanna know what that one can do?" Asked Hope. "I definitely do! What does it do?" Asked Cat Noir. "It infinitely shrinks anything that approaches the user" Said Hope. "... What? That's it?" Asked Cat Noir. "Oh! I see what you are trying to do" Said Emily. "To be honest, I don't get what you could do with a power like that..." Said Ladybug. "Ok... Think about it like this. What is the biggest thing between zero and one?" Asked Hope. "The biggest thing between one and zero? The only thing between one and zero is decimals" Said Cat Noir. "Correct. Decimals and fractions, to be more precise. Now, let's say... You wished to walk to the end of a path. Any path you can imagine" Said Hope. "Can it be covered in cherry blossoms?" Asked Cat Noir. "Not the point. Now, before you can get to the end of your path, you must get to the halfway point" Said Hope. "Well, obviously" Said Cat Noir. "It's not as easy as you think. What comes before the halfway point? The quarter point. And before that is the eighth point, or one eighth of the way. And before that is one sixteenth of the way. One thirty-second, one sixty-fourth, so on. A description like this requires one to complete an infinite number of tasks, which Zeno maintained was an impossibility" Said Hope. "Zeno?" Asked Ladybug. "Greek Philosopher, Pre-Socratic, as per usual. A brilliant mind, to be honest. There's only nine surviving paradoxes made by him, but I believe they all support the same hypothesis" Said Hope. "What's this hypothesis?" Asked Ladybug. "Motion is just an illusion" Said Hope. "Hahahahahaha! That's it? That's this Philosopher's grand discovery?" Laughed Cat Noir. "Reductio ad absurdum, Cat Noir" Said Hope. "Reduction to absurdity?" Asked Cat Noir. "Knows Latin, but not Greek Philosophy. Both on the outskirts of collage learning, but I'm pretty sure Greek Philosophy is more common. Anyway, think about Zeno's Hypothesis like this. What is the biggest number you can think of?" Asked Hope. "Ah... infinity" Said Cat Noir. "Yes, that is the highest number. Now, decimals aren't too different from real numbers. Sure, to display tens and hundreds and other such numbers, the one is at the end but still just the same. Now, this would mean that infinity can also be a decimal point" Said Hope. "Oh... I never thought of that" Said Cat Noir. "Witch means that there is infinity between one and zero" Said Hope. "What does this have to do with Green, Green Grass of Home?" Asked Ladybug. "Well, it means..." Said Hope.
Suddenly, a Ginga-Musha kicked down a nearby door, looked over at the heroes and snarled.
"It means I'm going to use a more practical demonstration" Said Hope, standing up alongside the other three heroes. "We'll give you some space to transform" Said Ladybug, as she and Cat Noir push the Ginga-Musha out of the restaurant. "Do you happen to have a plan that is more then just shrinking meteors?" Asked Emily. "Yes. Should be foolproof. I just need you to use your duel disk and these three cards" Said Hope, handing Emily three cards. "What? This is your grand plan?" Asked Emily, as she put on her duel disk and looked at the three cards. "Well, I would certainly like to hear your masterplan!" Snapped Hope, as he put on the Stand Player. "Oh? Tired, are we?" Asked Emily. "Every day of my life" Said Hope.
Emily holds up a copy of Monster Reborn. Emily then placed Monster Reborn in the graveyard slot, making the Reborn Driver announce "Nekuro Henshin! Ribōnraito!" as Emily gained teal and white armour over a light blue undersuit, with white gauntlets and gloves. A white cross appeared in front of Emily and went through her, making a cross on the front of her armour and becoming two capes on her back. Finally, a red and teal helmet with a white visor appeared on her head.
Meanwhile, Hope holds up a Stand Tape labeled Green, Green Grass of Home before placing it into the Stand Player, making it announce "Kono Bīto! Kuruu!", before Hope pressed a button making it announce "Kuruoshī! Yasei! Hijōshiki! 3 6 Sins! Arms reaching, smiling sweetly! Stone Ocean! Green, Green Grass of Home!", as Hope transformed into Kamen Rider Stand Green, Green Grass of Home Form (It's 1 for 1 of Green, Green Grass of Home, but it's eyes are replaced with the things on the side of its head)
Hope and Emily run outside of the restaurant, before Emily quickly runs back in and pays for the breakfasts and then runs back outside. Outside, four Ginga-Musha clones swing at Cat Noir and Ladybug with their ōdachis, but Hope blocks the attack with his Stand Enforcer in Rapier Mode before Emily slashes all four of them across the back with the Duel Arm, turning those four people back into humans and releasing their Akumas. Ladybug then captures those four Akumas and turns them back into butterflies.
"Hide in the restaurant. It will be safer outside momentarily" Said Hope, as the former Ginga-Musha clones ran inside the restaurant. "It seems that these clones are much weaker then Ginga-Musha herself" Said Cat Noir. "Defensively, not offensively. Same level of power, but they can't seem to take a hit. They also don't seem to have the same meteorite controlling powers. This is perfect, actually" Said Hope. "How so?" Asked Ladybug. "It will make it easier for my plan to work. Emily, Cat Noir. Go to Grand Palais and wait for Ladybug's Lucky Charm before you start working on your part. You should be able to see it from there. Emily can explain on the way" Said Hope. "I still think this is a bad idea" Said Emily. "What is the plan?" Asked Cat Noir. "You'll be fine. Ladybug, we are going to the roof" Said Hope.
Suddenly, two meteorites fly past Cat Noir and Ladybug, narrowly avoiding them.
"And that's our cue! Let's go our separate ways!" Declared Hope, as he and Ladybug run upstairs and Emily and Cat Noir run downstairs.
We follow Emily and Cat Noir as they run downstairs, narrowly avoiding meteorites being flung at them from outside. They managed to get down to the bottom floor as the meteorites stopped flying at them.
"It appears that Ginga-Musha gave up on us" Said Cat Noir. "I don't think it's just that simple. This could be an ambush. Be prepared" Said Emily. "Alright" Said Cat Noir, pointing his staff at the door outside.
Emily kicked the door open, revealing a Ginga-Musha clone behind it, witch Cat Noir hit with his staff, knocking her back. Emily and Cat Noir then walk outside.
"Was that it? Weren't like, eighty percent of Parisians affected?" Asked Emily. "I guess only eight Ginga-Musha activated" Said Cat Noir.
Behind them stood an army of Ginga-Musha clones. Meanwhile, Hope and Ladybug walk out to the platform in the centre of the Eiffel Tower, where Ginga-Musha and a group of her clones stand, the clones pointing their ōdachis at Hope and Ladybug.
"So it's been a while, Ginga. How have you been?" Asked Hope. "Ladybug! Give me your miraculous!" Declared Ginga-Musha. "And here I am thinking I'm likeable" Said Hope. "Or what, Ginga-Musha?" Asked Ladybug. "Or I'll push my meteorites through your body until you can't stop me from taking them" Said Ginga-Musha, as a ring of meteorites started to hover behind her. "Well, Ladybug. It's up to you. Should we stand and fight or shall I watch as you get brutalised by meteorites?" Asked Hope. "Well, I could always give over my miraculous... But I think standing and fighting is a better use of my time!" Declared Ladybug.
Enraged, Ginga-Musha shoots all of her meteorites at Hope and Ladybug, but they suddenly stop a few feet away from Hope and Ladybug and start shrinking in size until they cannot be seen any more.
"What!? What did you do to my meteorites!?" Asked Ginga-Musha. "Green, Green Grass of Home's ability is to causes everything around me to shrink infinitely the closer they are to me, at my discretion. This ability does have a range and the things, be it people or objects, are reduced in size proportionally to their proximity to me. If someone halves the distance their size is halved as well. With this rule in mind, if I so chose, it's impossible to actually reach me and the things I've allowed inside the protection of my ability. This ability also works in an inverse, so If someone moves away from me, they will grow back appropriately" Said Hope. "Oh, I see! I learned about this in, ah, a scientific lecture back in the day! At some point, the objects will vanish into an infinitely small size when they move towards you" Said Ladybug. "Hey, very good. I like someone who knows theoretical science. Unfortunately, this is just a stalemate" Said Hope. "So how do we fight back?" Asked Ladybug. "Oh, well. You know. We don't fight back" Said Hope. "What!?" Asked Ladybug. "That's why I sent Emily and Cat Noir away. They would be how we fight" Said Hope. "I see those other fake heroes Cat Noir and Emily Dual aren't with you. Did they happen to exit via one of the bottom floors?" Asked Ginga-Musha. "Fake Heroes? You can't possibly believe that what you are doing is for the good of the world" Said Ladybug. "Whatever. Those two would have ran into my army by now" Said Ginga-Musha. "Oh no" Said Ladybug.
Meanwhile, on the rooftops of Paris, Emily and Cat Noir are running away from an Army of Ginga-Musha Clones.
"How do we stop them? We can't defeat them because if we do the Akuma's will get away and infect more people" Said Cat Noir. "Working on it!" Declared Emily.
Emily placed the card Nightmare's Steelcage card in her graveyard, making her dueldisk announce "Nekuro Mahō! Akumu no Tetsuorito!", as a giant steel cage fell on top of the army of Ginga-Musha Clones, trapping them underneath it.
"Perfect!" Declared Cat Noir. "Come on, we only have a few minutes before it disappears on its own" Said Emily.
Emily and Cat Noir continue across the rooftops, before arriving at Grand Palais.
"Ok. It seems that we are due south of the Eiffel Tower, and according to the GPS in my staff, just another one kilometre away. Why would he send us here?" Asked Cat Noir. "Well, because..." Said Emily.
Suddenly, the centre platform of the Eiffel Tower glowed, as Ladybug catches her Lucky Charm.
"A Flare Gun!?" Asked Ladybug. "Well, I mean. Is it loaded?" Asked Hope. "It is" Said Ladybug. "Ok. A Standard Flare Gun only contains one shot and in this lighting, could provide enough to momentarily distract them" Said Hope. "Are you telling me that or yourself?" Asked Ladybug. "Both. Aim for the centre of them when I tell you" Said Hope. "Why?" Asked Ladybug. "Our friends have some travel time to get on with. I'm also using my helmet to serch the name Tenkeyohō Ryūsei. She called us fake heroes, I wanna know why" Said Hope.
Suddenly, two of the Ginga-Musha clones rushed towards Hope and Ladybug, making their Ōdachis shrink down to the size of toothpicks before Hope struck them both with the Stand Enforcer, turning them back into humans as Ladybug captured their Akumas with her yoyo.
"There is no Tenkeyohō Ryūsei! It is only Ginga-Musha! The cosmic heroine who will crush all you symbols!" Declared Ginga-Musha. "Symbols? She really has some sort of a hero complex, witch is awfully wierd" Said Ladybug. "She wasn't talking like this before" Said Hope.
Meanwhile, with Emily and Cat Noir, Emily pushes Cat Noir into the bucket of Catapult Turtle
"But why? Why is it a Catapult Turtle?" Asked Cat Noir. "Because we need a one hundred percent certainty that we will hit her and not one of her clones. Catapult Turtle's effect is said way. Now, the next card to use is this one" Said Emily.
Emily places Artillery Catapult Turtle in one of her monster zones, making her duel disk announce "Nekuro Shokan! Hōgeki no Kataparuto Tātoruraito!", as Artillery Catapult Turtle appeared next to Catapult Turtle.
"That just looks like a better version of what we have!" Declared Cat Noir. "It sort of fills a different role. While Catapult Turtle will get us there, Artillery Catapult Turtle will get us something else. Now, I think I know what I need to get with Artillery Catapult Turtle" Said Emily. "What is it?" Asked Cat Noir. "A Curse Of Dragon" Said Emily.
Emily taps on the Artillery Catapult Turtle card, making her duel disk announce "Nekuro Kōka!", before she moved Artillery Catapult Turtle to the grave slot and placed Curse of Dragonfire in its place.
"And now a flaming dragon?" Asked Cat Noir. "Curse of Dragonfire. Its relative effects allow me to fusion summon. And I know just what to fusion summon. I'm sending you over now, by the way. Target the floor above with your Cataclysm" Said Emily. "You want me to what?" Asked Cat Noir.
Emily taps on the Catapult Turtle card, making her duel disk announce "Nekuro Kōka!", as Cat Noir is suddenly flung by Catapult Turtle towards the Eiffel Tower.
"Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Cataclysm!" Screamed Cat Noir. "What is that screaming?" Asked Ginga-Musha, hearing the screaming from the Eiffel Tower. "Now's our chance, Ladybug. You take the left, I'm taking the right" Said Hope. "Ok" Said Ladybug.
Ginga-Musha turned around, trying to find the source of the screaming. After hearing some sounds of impact, she turns around to finds her clone guards turned back into humans and running away as Ladybug releases some butterflies from her yoyo, as Hope stands next to her. Cat Noir lands on the floor above Ladybug and Hope and cataclysms the floor above Ginga-Musha, making some steel beams fall down around her arm that is holding her ōdachi, immobilising it.
"Good job, Cat. Now, let's get that Akuma" Said Ladybug. "You dammed heroes!" Declared Ginga-Musha. "It's still a sword. It could have the same effect those meteorites have" Said Hope. "Then you should grab it" Said Cat Noir. "Good idea, Cat" Said Hope.
Hope walks towards Ginga-Musha, who is flailing her captured arm around at Hope. Hope grabs the blade of the ōdachi, as the internet search for Tenkeyohō Ryūsei completed, surprising Hope with its results. Ginga-Musha then smiled, as many meteorites covered in dark energy started to surround the Eiffel Tower.
"He made me strong enough to crush you idiotic icons! These meteorites are made from the Akumas you did not collect! The ones you failed to collect! Just like you'll fail at getting my Akuma!" Declared Ginga-Musha. "Ladybug! Use the flare gun now!" Declared Hope.
Ladybug fired her flare gun at Ginga-Musha, witch Emily saw from her vantage point.
"Alright, I guess that is my signal. Let's get on with the summoning" Said Emily.
Emily placed Gaia The Fierce Knight in a monster zone, making the duel disk announce "Nekuro Shokan! Ankoku Kishi Gaiaraito!" as Gaia The Fierce Knight appeared and Emily got into the bucket of Catapult Turtle. Emily then tapped on the Catapult Turtle Card, making her duel disk announce "Nekuro Kōka!", before she was catapulted through the air towards the Eiffel Tower. Emily then tapped on the Curse of Dragonfire Card, making her duel disk announce "Nekuro Kōka! Nekuro Yūgo! Ankoku Kishi Gaia Sarani Gokuen no Kāsu obu Doragon Sarani Nekuro! Kotaeha! Tenshō no Ryūkishi Gaiaraito!", as Gaia the Fierce Knight and Curse of Dragonfire combined with Emily, changing the colour of her armor to blue, crimson and orange, while adding flame and dragon details and changing out her helmet for Gaia The Fierce Knight's Helmet. Finally, twin lances appeared in Emily's hands. Emily flew down towards Ginga-Musha and slashed through her with the lances, making her release her grip on her ōdachi and making the meteorites revert into Akumas. Hope then readjusted his grip on the ōdachi, now holding it by the handle as Ladybug collected all of the Akumas.
"Let's finish this" Said Hope, as he planted the tip of the ōdachi into the ground. "Certainly" Said Emily, before she broke the blade of the ōdachi using her lances, causing the Akuma to fly out of it. "Your days are over little akuma! Time to de-evilize! Gotcha! Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Declared Ladybug, before she purifies the Akuma and restores everything back to normal. "Ugh, you damm..." Shouted Tenkeyohō Ryūsei. "Yamero, Tenkeyohō. I understand why you hate us. We are representations of what you lost" Said Hope. "How do we represent what she lost?" Asked Cat Noir. "She's a former Olympics level athlete" Said Hope, as she gave Tenkeyohō her crutch. "Yes I was. I was, among other things including injured, a Olympics level Volleyball Team Player. I was considered a hero for pretty much playing a winning final round on one leg" Said Tenkeyohō. "Wow. That's so amazing" Said Ladybug. "Don't praise me just yet. You should know the full story. All that worship turned into hatred when I and my team were accused of using illegal substances. Of course, when you yourself do something like that and are accused of doping, it hits you harder. I was disowned by my family and pretty much chased out of Japan" Said Tenkeyohō. "That's so horrible" Said Emily. "It gets even worse. Tenkeyohō has a extremely rare medical condition" Said Hope. "Yes. It does get worse. Said medical condition prevents me from properly processing any of the illegal substances we were accused of taking. If I did take any of them, I could have died. But, nobody would know that. Medical records in Japan are private, and currently, patients in Japan have no legal right to see medical records about themselves. I'm just luck I learned about my condition when I was younger" Said Tenkeyohō. "So how did you get a job as TVI's meteorologist? And why are you so old?" Asked Cat Noir.
Emily hit Cat Noir with her fist on the top of her head.
"Don't be rude to the Olympian!" Shouted Emily. "Haha. It's fine. I'll let you in on a little secret. I'm actually 35. I just look old because I had facial surgery to remove a pair of tumours. And I got the job due to some good old nepotism from a French-Japanese uncle and a scholarship in Meteorology" Said Tenkeyohō. "... I think you should tell the world your side of the story" Said Ladybug. "Well, I guess that's healthier than turning into a meteorites controlling samurai woman. I think you four are about to transform back" Said Tenkeyohō, as Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous beep. "You are right" Said Cat Noir. "You two should get going. You don't mind if we take you home, do you?" Asked Hope. "You know, I would have hated it before. But I don't mind now" Said Tenkeyohō.
Ladybug, Cat Noir, Emily and Hope, carrying Tenkeyohō all exit in different directions from the Eiffel Tower, as Master Wang Fu and Wayzz watch from an bench at the bottom, as the sun comes out from behind the clouds.
"Once again, excellent choice, Master" Said Wayzz. "Those four are made for each other" Said Master Fu.
In the past, Outside the school. Marinette and Alya are talking.
"So, by the time I ditched that guy and went to the Eiffel Tower, it was all over. I'm way bummed" Said Alya. "Don't worry. You'll get your scoop eventually" Said Marinette. "You're right. Next target, Ladybug, an exclusive interview!" Declared Alya. "Ooh. Sounds exciting" Said Marinette. "Oh, wait! Even better. Finding out who's really under that mask" Said Alya. "Uh-huh. Good luck with that one" Said Marinette.
Meanwhile, in the Agreste car, Gabriel is scolding Adrien via video.
"You disobeyed me, Adrien. Take a look at that school" Said Gabriel. "Yes, Father" Said Adrien, feeling down. "You will never, I say, never go back there again…" Said Gabriel. "Father, no…" Said Adrien. "Without your bodyguard. He will drop you off and pick you off every day. Nathalie has offered to organize you a new schedule. You'll be continuing your music, Chinese, and fencing classes and your photoshoots" Said Gabriel. "Thank you, Nathalie. Thank you, Father!" Declared Adrien, as he thanks the both of them and he leaves the car.
Meanwhile, in Miss Bustier's classroom, Marinette and Alya enter the classroom. Alya goes to take her normal seat, but...
"No, wait" Said Marinette.
Marinette takes a seat in the seats behind Nino, and Alya nods and joins her. Chloé and Sabrina enter the class.
"Uhh… You're in the wrong seat. Go on, get lost!" Declared Chloé. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil, is that good people do nothing!" Declared Marinette. "What is that supposed to mean?" Asked Chloé. "It means that I'm not putting up with your crud anymore, Chloé, and neither is anyone else around here, so take your attitude and go on, get lost!" Declared Marinette.
All the other students laugh as Chloé takes Marinette's previous seat angrily
"Good job!" Declared Alya.
Adrien enters the classroom and he waves at Marinette but she turns away from him and he is feeling down again.
"Dude, you wanna make friends, right? Well, go talk to Marinette. You know, about the chewing gum" Said Nino. "But what should I say to her?" Asked Adrien. "Just be yourself" Said Nino.
At the end of the school day, Outside the school. It is raining. Marinette feels the rain with her hand, as Adrien exits the school.
"Hey" Said Adrien.
Marinette still ignores him, and Adrien opens his umbrella
"I just wanted you to know that I was only trying to take the chewing gum off your seat. I swear. I've never been to school before. I've never had friends. It's all sort of new to me" Said Adrien.
He hands her his umbrella, and they share brief eye contact through the exchange. Before the umbrella closes over Marinette's head, causing Adrien to laugh, resulting in Marinette smiling and laughing as well before he walks down the stairs.
"See you tomorrow" Said Adrien. "Uh… see you to…mo… tomo… Haha! Whoa, why am I stammering?" Asked Marinette. "Hey! I think I might have an idea!" Declared Tikki, who appeared on Marinette's cheek. "First day of school and we already have two lovebirds" Said Plagg. "Whatever. She's just a friend. Oh… a friend…" Said Adrien, as he smiles and blushes as he enters his car and goes home.
Marinette grabs her bag and goes home. Master Wang Fu is watching them at the school entrance.
"Excellent choice, Master" Said Wayzz. "Those two are made for each other" Said Wang Fu.
