We start off in Marinette's room, where Marinette is writing in her diary.
"Dear diary, guess what? I was two spots away from transforming back and revealing my true identity to Cat Noir" Said Marinette. "Hey Marinette, weren't you meeting Alya back at school this afternoon to research your term paper?" Asked Tikki. "Oh no, I'm late! Again!" Declared Marinette.
Marinette puts her diary in her box, grabs her purse and goes to her school, Collège Françoise Dupont. Upon arriving, Marinette hears something from the Library.
"What's that noise?" Asked Tikki. "I don't know. I'm going to investigate. I'd recommend hiding, Tikki" Said Marinette. "Ok" Said Tikki, as she hid in Marinette's purse. Marinette goes up to the Library, where the students are playing Ultimate Mecha Strike III. Adrien and Max are playing while Alya records them.
"Come on, Max" Said Kim.
Marinette sees Alya recording the match and walks over to her.
"What's going on, Alya?" Asked Marinette, before Alya shushes her. "Try-outs for the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament! This school sends the two students with the highest scores!" Declared Rose. "Actually, the tryouts offer a partner to team up with Max in the Tournament" Said Kim. "Why Max?" Asked Marinette. "Cause he's unbeatable! He's a total rocksord! He's got the highest APM over anyone!" Declared Kim. "APM?" Asked Marinette. "Actions per minute? This tournament is his whole life! He's been grinding all year to level up" Said Kim.
Adrien's robot, NAD03, uses his special attack on Max's robot, MX-01. MX-01 is crushed and NAD03 wins.
"Adrien is now in the lead" Said Miss Bustier. "What happened, Max?" Asked Kim. "Hmm. Awesome job. We're gonna make a killer combo" Said Max.
Adrien high fives him and Marinette and the rest of their class are cheering for both of them
"So let me get this straight. If someone manages to beat Max's score, they'll team up with Adrien at the tournament?" Asked Marinette. "No one can beat Max. Or rather Max and Adrien. It's a slam dunk. They're our school's dream team!" Declared Kim.
Alya takes Marinette by her hand and drags her to a book shelf
"I see where you're going with this, little lady" Said Alya. "Just imagine, teaming with Adrien!" Declared Marinette. "Are you out of your mind, girl? This is about stepping up and representing! Not snuggling up and snogging! This is serious business!" Declared Alya. "Seriously Alya, you think I'd actually go through with that?" Asked Marinette, as she walked back to the group. "Well, I think we have our two champions lined up for the Paris tournament..." Said Mr. Damocles. "Wait! Uh, Is it too late... to try out?" Asked Marinette.
Kim and Rose gasp
"Well, the library is closing up in ten minutes, but..." Said Mr. Damocles. "Oh, boy..." Said Alya.
Marinette sits down and Adrien gives her his joypad.
"Adrien's joypad! Ohhh...!" Declared Marinette, as she rubs it on her face. "Is she serious? There's no way!" Declared Kim. "Unless the particular player has a particular motivation" Said Alya. "The rules are elementary, You battle each other's robots with your own and..." Said Max. "Please... Every time you win, you loot its items and gain XP, which upgrades your mech. I'm not a noob, thank you very much" Said Marinette.
A flashback of Marinette and her father playing the game is seen.
"Ah, sounds like you have a sufficient amount of knowledge. Let's see if it's enough to beat me" Said Max. "Seriously? How could anyone spend so much time in front of a screen?" Asked Chloé. "I know, as if" Said Sabrina, as they start texting.
Marinette chooses LB-03, the ladybug robot, while Max chooses MX-01.
"Come on, Max, you can do it!" Declared Kim.
Marinette and Max start playing. The others see how Marinette is winning.
"And now, a quarter circle plus heavy kick, and Flying Hyper Storm! Triple hit combo, Marinette style! Booyah!" Declared Marinette.
Marinette wins the game
"Woo! Yeah! Woo hoo! I win! Uh-huh!" Declared Marinette. "Wha! I can't believe it! She... she beat him?" Asked Kim. "Beat him? She pulverized him!" Declared Alya. "The king's been knocked off his throne!" Declared Rose. "... I accept this defeat. I relinquish my position at the tournament. Congratulations, Marinette. And Adrien" Said Max, as he began to leave the library. "Max, wait" Said Adrien. "Oh, Max..." Said Kim. "Look. I'm fine, I lost fair and square. But if you don't mind, I'd like a little solitude" Said Max, before he left the Library. "So, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste will..." Said Mr. Damocles. "Hey guys, what's going on up here? Why did Max look upset when I saw him?" Asked Hope. "Well, ah, we're having tryouts to see who will be representing Françoise Dupont High School at the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament" Said Mr. Damocles. "Ultimate Mecha Strike III? I've never heard of it, is that a Mecha Fighting game like Maximum Mighty X? Or Gundam The Battle Master even?" Asked Hope. "Ah, Maximum Mighty X? Gundam The Battle Master? What are those?" Asked Alya. "Mecha Fighting games. An offshoot of 2D fighting games like Garō Densetsu, Street Fighter and The King of Fighters based around giant robots. I used to be really good at them, when I was a child. Witch is great to say unless I lose" Said Hope, before he walked over to the chair and picked up Max's controller, before taking a seat. "Well, I suppose there's enough time for another qualifier. Good luck to both of you" Said Mr. Damocles. "I won't need it. I'll beat you and improve upon my chances with... My high score. I'll get a higher score" Said Marinette. "Oh, trash talk? We're doing that?" Asked Hope.
Marinette chooses LB-03 again, as Hope chooses BG-13B. The match starts and Hope back-stepped Marinette's first attack and retaliated with attacks of his own.
"Woah. I thought he had never played this game before" Said Kim. "No, but I took the liberty of looking at the controls in the little booklet in the case. Had all the controls on the second page. Let's see if I remember correctly... Half Circle... Dash... Medium Punch equals Blazing Finger! Perfect Finish!" Declared Hope.
Hope wins the game, and his score puts him at the top of the Leaderboard with 30000 points, same as Marinette.
"No way. He was so fast with his attacks..." Said Marinette. "This game could seriously do with a combo breaker sort of move. Good game, Marinette" Said Hope. "Well, that concludes the tryouts. Marinette Dupain-Chang and Hope Xiao Rose, you will be our two champions for the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament" Said Mr. Damocles. "Well, I guess I'll be coming over to practice with you. Shall I be seeing you later? Your house, since I don't have this game" Said Hope. "Ah... Yeah... Sure..." Said Marinette. "Ok. See you later" Said Hope, as he exited the library. "Well, I'm kinda happy he came along when he did. Otherwise you would have been drooling over Adrien rather then training" Said Alya. "I suppose your right..." Said Marinette, depressingly.
Meanwhile, in the Streets of Paris. Max walks angrily.
"This is a travesty. An unequivocal travesty!" Declared Max.
Simultaneously, In Hawk Moth's lair, Hawk Moth prepares for his daily villain creation as his window opens
"Ah, a competition. I know you like that, my little evil akumas. Where there's a winner, there's always a loser. Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!" Declared Hawk Moth, as he turns a butterfly into an akuma.
Back with Max, he laments not going to the tournament. The akuma flies after his glasses.
"I should've been going to that tournament. I was the chosen one! I worked so hard for it! Inconceivable!" Declared Max, angrily.
The akuma enters his glasses and evilizes him
"Gamer, I am Hawk Moth. I'll help you win the tournament of your life. But in return, you must help me achieve my high score" Said Hawk Moth. "Absolutely, Hawk Moth. Game on! Now to see who's the greatest gamer in Paris!" Declared Max.
Max gets transformed to Gamer by the akuma. Outside of Collège Françoise Dupont, Marinette walks home despondent.
"Marinette, are you ok?" Asked Tikki. "Yeah, I'm ok..." Said Marinette. "Marrinette, if all you wanted to do is spend time with Adrien, there are other ways to do that" Said Tikki. "What are you getting at?" Asked Marinette. "You know how much Max wanted to be in that tournament. Kim said he'd been training for it all year" Said Tikki. "Right. All I could think about was Adrien coming to my house. But that's not happening anymore... I have to clean my room" Said Marinette.
Some time later, in Marinette's room. With Tikki's help, Marinette makes her room tidier before the doorbell rings and Sabine calls out to Marinette from downstairs.
"Marinette! Hope's here to see you!" Called Sabine. "Coming!" Called Marinette, as she went downstairs. "... So Marinette and I are finalists in the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament" Said Hope. "No way. Well, she did learn from the best Tom style! Booyah!" Declared Tom. "Marinette never told us about this Tournament" Said Sabine. "I didn't even know about it until today, and I believe the same could be said about Marinette. We were only paired up today" Said Hope. "You two are a pair, huh? I'm surprised" Said Sabine. "Yeah, a gaming..." Said Hope. "Mom! ...Come up, Hope" Interupted Marinette. "I'm coming. Nice to meet you two... again" Said Hope, as he went upstairs. "Awww..." Said Tom & Sabine.
Out on The streets of Paris. The Gamer's ship appears.
"Gamer. It's time to get to the next level and show everyone that you're the best!" Declared Hawk Moth. "No time like the present!" Declared Gamer.
Gamer's ship starts trapping people in green spheres and absorbs them, as Gamer laughs. Meanwhile, at the Dupain-Cheng House in Marinette's room, Marinette and Hope start practicing for the Tournament. Hope and Marinette both reach for the same controller, and Hope quickly retracts his hand.
"I'm sorry. This is your room and I'm just reaching for things" Said Hope. "No, it's ok. Take your pick of controller" Said Marinette. "Ok then" Said Hope, picking up the left controller. "Let's see if you can strike me down twice" Said Marinette, as she made a match and got to the character select screen
Marinette choose LB-03 again, and Hope chose X20A-PSF.
"Hey. That's a different character then you chose at school" Said Marinette. "Yes. And I'll probably choose 5 more before we get to the tournament and an eighth at the actual tournament. Getting good with every character helps determine a favourite. I never knew that I'd be a Geese Howard main until I played everyone in Garō Densetsu 3" Said Hope.
Tom opens the hatch into Marinette's Room.
"Everything going good? I thought just in case you wanted something to eat..." Said Tom. "Ah, do you think we will need some snacks, Marinette?" Asked Hope. "Uh... no thanks, Papa. We're training" Said Marinette. "Well then, uh, maybe you two could use a few tips, you know... dad style" Said Tom. "Ah, no, I think I can handle it" Said Hope. "Thanks, but no thanks! Papa!" Declared Marinette.
Tom closes the door
"Sometimes my parents could be a little nosey" Said Marinette. "They also make for a great distraction. That's another perfect finish against you" Said Hope, as Marinette turned around to see Hope's mech defeat hers. "You defeated me while I was talking to my dad?" Asked Marinette. "No, I specifically waited until you let go of your controller. Witch is my first lesson, never let go of it" Said Hope. "Oh, so your a little trickster, are you?" Asked Marinette. "Only with friends" Said Hope.
Marinette looks over to the hatch to see Tom and Sabine entering the room, before they quickly close the hatch.
"Perhaps we should go into 2 vs 2 mode? Presumably that will be the mode the tournament will take place in, since two of us qualified for the tournament" Said Hope. "Ah, yeah. That's a great idea" Said Marinette.
Meanwhile, in the streets of Paris. The Gamer's ship continues absorbing people.
"I'll be at level 2 in no time! My skills are indisputable!" Declared Gamer.
Gamer's ship absorbs people and vehicles
"I am unstoppable! Excellent! Hahahaha!" Laughed Gamer, as his ship evolves into a two-legged robot.
The robot starts absorbing people, gaining more power. Meanwhile, in Marinette's room. Marinette and Hope win a round.
"Wow! We won again, thanks to you!" Declared Hope. "Yeah, um, yes we did" Said Marinette. "Hey, come on now. Take some pride in your skill. I was practically out of action for the back half of the game" Said Hope. "Well, you did pick the only character in the game who devolves with each victory instead of evolve" Said Marinette. "I didn't think this game would have a joke fighter" Said Hope.
Tom opens the trapdoor holding a plate of cookies
"Anyone want cookies? They are hot from the oven!" Declared Tom.
Hope wants a cookie but he groans when Marinette answers her father
"Papa, we're trying to work here" Said Marinette.
Tom exits the room
"Actually, you know what? I've got a secret" Said Marinette. "A secret? If it's some sort of machine interfacing ability, I'm gonna freak" Said Hope. "No, nothing like that. This is why I win" Said Marinette, as she shows Hope her lucky charm. "... Does that interface with machine?" Asked Hope. "What!? No! It's a lucky charm!" Declared Marinette. "... Perhaps you should gift that to Adrian" Said Hope. "Oh, sure, a gift to... Adrian!?" Asked Marinette.
Tom and Sabine open the trapdoor
"How about a delicious salmon and spinach pie? You can tell me what you think of it?" Asked Sabine. "Perhaps we should take a little break. We could get eye problems if we play any longer" Said Hope.
Some time later, at The Place des Vosges. Marinette and Hope are eating the snacks they were offered earlier.
"Uh, I'm really sorry. It's impossible to get anything down with my parents around" Said Marinette. "They aren't all that bad. They could have not let us practice at all" Said Hope. "Right" Said Marinette.
Hope takes a bite out of a cookie, as Marinette looks down at the snacks to choose between them. Eventually, Marinette cuts herself a slice of salmon and spinach pie to eat before looking over to Hope, who looked sad.
"Hope, are you ok?" Asked Marinette. "Ah, yeah. I'm ok. It's just that... I think I've seriously ruined something for you" Said Hope. "I mean, you ruined my..." Said Marinette. "I ruined another chance for you to confess your love to Adrian" Said Hope. "Oh, ah, yeah. That" Said Marinette. "I'm sorry. It's just that I haven't played them in a very long time. And to be able to play them with a friend, with you. I jumped at the chance, and I am sorry" Said Hope. "Hey, it's ok. I guess you've gotten some good memories while playing video games?" Asked Marinette. "Some of the only good things I remember from my childhood were while I was with my adoptive family playing video games" Said Hope. "So, shall we go back to training?" Asked Marinette. "Playing. Training implies that it won't be fun" Said Hope. Suddenly, the Gamer's robot appears. Marinette and Hope notice it
"Tell me this isn't some kind of publicity stunt for the tournament!" Declared Marinette. "Well, well. Marinette, let's see who's victorious this time" Said Gamer. "I don't think a publicity stunt would know your name" Said Hope.
The Gamer's robot fires a laser at them, but Hope pulls Marinette out of the way of it.
"I think it's best that we make a high speed exit. Get back to your home, we'll take cover their" Said Hope, as he pulled a revolver off of his hip.
Hope fired two shots from his revolver, witch then exploded in front of the robot, releasing clouds of paint dust, blinding Gamer as Marinette and Hope ran inside of the bakery.
"Ok. He's too big to fit inside here so we should be safe for you here, Marinette. I don't understand, why weren't Emily, Cat Noir or Ladybug fighting it?" Asked Hope, as Sabine walked downstairs. "Oh, Marinette. You left your phone up on the roof again" Said Sabine, as she handed Marinette the phone. "Uh, thanks, but I already have my phone" Said Marinette. "That's Emily's phone! Perhaps Gamer managed to get the drop on Emily, Cat Noir and Ladybug and did something to them. Gamer also knew your name, so I need you to think, Marinette. Have you slighted someone recently, no matter how small?" Asked Hope, as he took Emily's phone. "... Oh! Max! I defeated him and knocked him out of the qualifications for the Paris Ultimate Mecha Strike III Tournament so I could be in the tournament with Adrien!" Declared Marinette. "Well, that explains why he was mad this morning. Ok. I'm going to fight him with this" Said Hope, before he held up the Gamer Driver. "What is that?" Asked Marinette. "My way of clearing this game. Stay inside, I'll handle this. Hopefully with someone's help" Said Hope, before he went outside while putting the Gamer Driver on.
Hope looked around for the Gamer's mech, as he pulled his revolvers out of their holsters and changed their ammunition. The head of the mech appeared behind Hope from above, its eye looking at Hope. The mech began to charge up a laser, before Hope quickly turned around and fired two shots at the mech, witch hit the mech and exploded, making the mech fall to the ground.
"Gamer. Falling head over heels for me?" Asked Hope.
Hope held up the Maximum Mighty X Gashat and pressed its Playing Starter, making it announce "Maximum Mighty X!" as well as play Dramatic Rock Music and summon the Maximum Gamer in its compact form. Hope then placed the Maximum Mighty X Gashat in the Gamer Driver, making it announce "Gachan! Level Max! Saidaikyu no Powerful Body! Dariragan! Dagozuban!", before Hope pushed down the Armor Ride Switch, making the Gamer Driver announce "Maximum Power X!" as Hope transformed into Kamen Rider Ex-Aid before jumping inside of the Maximum Gamer and activating its active mode, becoming Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99.
"With no continues, I'll be clearing this game" Said Hope.
Meanwhile in her room, Marinette looks out at Hope's transformation.
"He's going to need all the help he can get" Said Tikki. "Well, it's not like I'm a hero who can slack off. Tikki, spots on! Ha!" Declared Marinette.
Marinette transforms into Ladybug
Meanwhile, Gamer's Mech stood back up and looked down at Hope.
"Ha! You think that can stop me!? That thing is barely even up to my ankles!" Declared Gamer. "I barely come up to your ankles, and yet I'm fourty nine and a half times your level. See? Big things do come in small packages. Relatively small" Said Hope. "Yes. My sensors can see just how much power you have. You'll push me to my highest level alone" Said Gamer. "I disagree. I'm not much of a fan of Real Time Strategy" Said Hope.
Gamer tried to fire a laser at Hope, witch he moved out of the way of before Ladybug arrives.
"Ok, Mecha-man! We're going to disassemble your winning strategy!" Declared Ladybug, as she landed next to Hope. "Mecha-man!? I am Gamer!" Declared Gamer. "Wow. The Pharoh, Dark Cupid, The Mime, Guitar Villain and now Gamer. It's almost like Hawk Moth doesn't name you guys equally" Said Hope. "I've already defeated two heroes. You two will be nothing!" Declared Gamer.
Gamer fired another laser at Hope and Ladybug, but Hope summons the Gashacon Key Slasher in Blade Mode and slices through the laser effortlessly before Gamer jumps over Hope and Ladybug and trudges down the street towards a bus. Hope and Ladybug quickly go to where the bus is.
"Ladies and gentlemen, an Akumatized villain is going to attack you shortly but you can save yourselves by getting out of here as quickly as you can!" Declared Hope.
The people run away
"Well. I didn't mean to be so threatening. But I guess a eight foot tall mech-man can be quite threatening" Said Hope. "I've got an idea on how we can stop it!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug threw her yo-yo at the Gamer's mech and ties the two legs of the robot with her yo-yo, before pulling the yo-yo's string, making the robot fall.
"Oh yeah. No arms. You know, the mech looks like a perfect replica of one of the mechs in Ultimate Mecha Strike 3" Said Hope. "I know! And it's nearly at level 3. 4 is the highest level!" Declared Ladybug. "There's a level higher then 3? Why's it called Ultimate Mecha Strike 3 then?" Asked Hope. "Because! It's the third game in the Ultimate Mecha Strike, offshoot of the Ultimate Strike game from the 90s!" Declared Ladybug. "Ohhhhhhh... Well, now it feels really obvious" Said Hope.
The Gamer absorbs the bus and evolves into level 3, escaping its bindings.
"Uh, I think our problem just got a whole lot bigger" Said Hope. "Level 3. Hahahahahaha!" Laughed Gamer. "If you want to be the most powerful robot in the world, you must capture Ladybug and Hope. Then it really will be Game Over" Said Hawk Moth. "Those heroes are mine!" Declared Gamer, as he starts attacking Ladybug and Hope. He fires lasers at them, but Hope deflects the lasers with the Gashacon Key Slasher. "Don't worry! I can still stop him from hitting us. He's only a thirty-third the level I am. But I'm worried about deflecting his shots into an innocent" Said Hope. "We have to get him out of here before he destroys all of Paris!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug and Hope look at a billboard for the Tournament
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Asked Ladybug. "That we should start making for the Parc des Princes?" Asked Hope.
Ladybug nods, and they go to the stadium. Hope and Ladybug land inside of the stadium and scan the area for the Gamer.
"Where has Clunky got to?" Asked Ladybug, as Hope loaded the Mighty Brothers XX Gashat into the Gashacon Key Slasher.
The Gamer's robot appears behind them. Ladybug throws her yo-yo at him to try to defeat the robot but did it didn't work.
"Ok, so he's a little tougher then I thought" Said Ladybug. "Hahahaha!" Laughed Gamer.
Gamer's robot attempts to smashes them under his foot, but Hope blocks with his body and starts to hold onto the robot's foot. Hope then ejects out of the Maximum Gamer, and takes the Gashacon Key Slasher and changes it into Gun Mode. Hope aims upwards towards the chest of Gamer's Mech, making the Gashacon Key Slasher announce "Mighty Brothers Critical Finish!" before the tip of the Gashacon Key Slasher fired a tourqouse and orange beam through the Gamer's Mech, destroying it and making Gamer fall out of it to the ground.
"Nooooo!" Shouted Gamer. "Holdup, Gamer! Better not give me a reason to go all-out!" Declared Hope. "Smackdown, Hope!" Declared Ladybug, as they high five. "Consider that a legendary finish" Said Hope.
A floating red sphere appears between Hope and Ladybug, before absorbing the Maximum Gamer.
"Interesting. It appears to be a sort of level up" Said Hope. "System crash, Gamer!" Declared Ladybug. "Hahahaha! You've forgotten the rules. I saved my last level!" Declared Gamer.
Gamer touches his glasses and his mech reappears, undamaged
"Respawn!" Declared Gamer, as he teleports back into the cockpit of his mech. "I'm guessing that the Ultimate Mecha Strike 3 campaign has a respawn?" Asked Hope. "Yes it does. Did you see he pushed that button on his glasses? I bet the akuma's in there" Said Ladybug. "You're right. But there's no way we can get to him from down here. Let's see what our prize is" Said Hope.
Hope and Ladybug touch the red sphere and a giant version of the Maximum Gamer thats silver and gold was replaced with red and black and had the same head as LB-03.
"Looks like we have something to go postal on him with!" Declared Hope. "Postal?" Asked Ladybug. "Oh, sorry. Postal is an old game. I probably should have come up with a different joke... Oh! I know. Looks like it's our payday two!" Declared Hope. "... Our what?" Asked Ladybug. "Um... We won't be Doom Eternaled?" Asked Hope. "... Get in the cockpit" Said Ladybug.
Ladybug and Hope climb up and enter their robot's cockpit.
"You can drive, I'll be shooting" Said Hope. "Why don't you want to drive it?" Asked Ladybug. "Because if there's one form of insanity I don't need, it's the figuring out how to drive a 30 meter class mech kind" Said Hope
Ladybug and Hope start controlling the robot, but the Gamer's robot smashes into it and knocks them backwards.
"Cheep shot! You'd think a mech fighter would have honor" Said Hope. "Look out! Here it comes again..." Said Ladybug.
The Gamer's robot attacks Ladybug and Hope's robot. Ladybug mans the robot and uses a rocket punch to attack the Gamer's robot. The punch knocks down the head of the Gamer's robot. The Gamer puts it back on, and sees Ladybug and Hope's robot still standing
"Round two, Gamer" Said Ladybug. "Arrrghhh... Gamer Missiles!" Declared Gamer, as his robot shoots missiles out of its shoulders. "Forcefield, Hope!" Declared Ladybug. "Gotcha. Forcefield activated! And then Ladycon Key Cannon!" Declared Hope, as he activates the robot's forcefield and destroys the missiles, before a red and black Gashacon Key Slasher appeared on the shoulder of their mech in Gun Mode. "Gamer-Drill!" Declared Gamer
Gamer activates a drill on the robot's arm, and charges on Ladybug and Hope's robot. The two are still charging
"His mech seams to be the stronger one. Our forcefield is down" Said Hope. "We're gonna have to manage without. Lady Bombs!" Declared Ladybug, as she shoots bombs out of the robot's shoulders. "Laser Wall!" Declared Gamer, as a laser wall appears and blocks the Lady Bombs. "Lady Helix!" Declared Ladybug, before their robot's two shields fly over to the Gamer's robot, but his robot blocks them. "Rocket Punch!" Declared Hope.
Ladybug and Hope's robot's two arms fly over to the Gamer's robot, but his robot neutralizes them.
"Key Cannon Thunder!" Declared Hope.
Hope uses the robot's Ladycon Key Cannon to fire a beam of lightning at the Gamer's Robot, but the Gamer's robot blocks it with its own thunder
"He's anticipating all of our attacks!" Declared Ladybug. "You know, it really does feel like it. He's coming back at us, I've got an idea. You keep fighting for now" Said Hope. "Gamer Fire!" Declared Gamer.
Gamer's robot fires a blast of energy, appears next to Ladybug and Hope's robot, and pushes their robot to the energy orb. Then his robot fires an eye beam to their robot
"Hahahahaha! Today I shall be victorious!" Declared Gamer. "Unlikely. Maxouken! Dynamite Piledriver!" Declared Ladybug, as their robot stands up, charges a blast of energy and fires it at Gamer's robot, before Ladybug and Hope's robot slams the Gamer's robot to the floor, but the Gamer's robot disintegrates and forms again, still standing. "I am the strongest player in the world! Hahahaha!" Declared Gamer. "How are we supposed to beat him if we can't even catch him?" Asked Ladybug. "Alright. Seems like the Gashats are compatible with the Key Cannon. Using the Maximum Mighty X Gashat, I can reprogram his mech to be incapable of responding to him. We just need a clear shot" Said Hope. "Alright. Can the cannon work at close range?" Asked Ladybug. "Well, I'd like it if we kept distance but yes" Said Hope. "Ok. Take over. I'll see what I can do. Lucky Charm!" Declared Ladybug.
A Spray Paint can appears and Ladybug grabs it.
"Huh? Graffiti? Spray paint? Arts and crafts?" Asked Ladybug.
Ladybug uses her Lucky Vision, and the pair of robot's left arms and the Gamer's robot's eye flashed
"Bingo. Hope, try and keep Gamer's Mech steady!" Declared Ladybug. "Ok, gotcha!" Declared Hope.
Hope's robot grabbed the Gamer's robot by the arms as Ladybug left the cockpit and ran across the arms of the mech and reaches its eye and spray paints it red, blinding Gamer inside of it. Hope's robot then kicks the Gamer's robot, before the Ladycon Key Cannon charged up and fired a ball of gray energy at the Gamer's Robot, making it go limp while standing.
"What!? The controls aren't responding? Aghhh! You won't get away with this!" Declared Gamer, as he exits his cockpit and Ladybug takes his glasses off. "Game over, Gamer" Said Ladybug. "Ahhh... It seems I must agree. Good game, Ladybug and Hope Xiao Rose" Said Gamer, as Hope exits the cockpit of his and Ladybug's robot. "Same to you, Gamer" Said Ladybug, as she breaks the glasses.
The two robots disappeared, as Hope and Ladybug brought Gamer down to the ground.
"Now to bring everything back" Said Hope. "Right. Game's over for you too, akuma. Time to de-evilize! Gotcha! Bye bye little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Declared Ladybug.
Ladybug catches the akuma with her yo-yo and releases the akuma, turning it into a normal butterfly before she throws the Lucky Charm into the air, and everything turns back to normal. The Gamer is turned back into Max, as Emily transformed into Kamen Rider Reborn and Cat Noir appear next to Ladybug and Hope.
"What am I doing here?" Asked Max. "Pound it! Perfect Finish!" Declared Ladybug and Hope. "What happened to us..." Said Cat Noir. "You got beat by the final boss in a very easy game. It's like you mistook Firemane for Yiazmat. Or Gohma for Gannon. Or Kuze for Shibusawa. Or Gavin for Geoff. Or..." Said Hope. "Have you gotten back into gaming?" Asked Emily. "... Yes. Yes I have" Said Hope. "Wow. I'm amazed" Said Emily. "Thanks. I'll be competing in the super ulti-thing latter tonight. We should all be detransforming soon, so let's split" Said Hope. "Good idea, bug out!" Declared Ladybug, as they all went their separate ways. "Such pitiful insolence! The moment you challenge me is the moment you seal your fate! This battle is not yet over..." Declared Hawk Moth, as his window closed.
At night, at The Parc des Princes. The gaming tournament is about to start.
"So remember, the High Score to beat is 24500, so gamers, hit those consoles. Game on!" Declared the announcer. "You bent over backwards to be in the team and now you wanna pull out?" Asked Alya. "It's just that I feel so bad for Max. And well, it just wouldn't be right" Said Marinette.
Alya stops her
"You're doing the right thing. But honestly, it's not like you get the chance to play for your school everyday" Said Alya. "...Max? I've thought about this a lot, and..." Said Marinette. "And now, representing Françoise Dupont High School..." Said the Announcer. "Well, I think you should be playing tonight, Max" Said Marinette. "What?" Asked Max. "Don't get me wrong! I love gaming, but it's not my heart and soul. This is your baby. It's your tournament, Max. I don't wanna take that away from you" Said Marinette. "Dudes, make up your minds. They're waiting for you" Said Nino. "I insist!" Declared Marinette, as she gives Max the controller. "I don't know how to thank you" Said Max. "I have a way you can thank her. You can do it by winning the tournament with her" Said Hope.
Hope walk over to Marinette and puts his hand on her right shoulder as she is shocked because he gives his controller to her
"Huh?" Asked Marinette. "I'm not going to be able to play tonight. I got a better offer. I've been invited to game night. A gamer like me, above all? I'd rather have fun with my friends then compete on behalf of my school with my friend. Thankfully, I believe my friend, you, have got this" Said Hope. "I can't do this! You're better suited for this! You snapped my fourty seven game winning streak!" Declared Marinette. "I thought you were upset about not getting to play with Adrian" Said Hope.
Alya facepalms
"Go on, dudes! They're waiting for you!" Declared Nino. "Well, anyway, I'm not playing against you, witch means you should be able to beat everyone and please remember the backstep I taught you, oh and have fun! Bye!" Declared Hope, as two people started to escort Marinette and Max down a pathway. "No, uh, I... Help?" Asked Marinette. "Let's show them who's gold" Said Max.
Marinette nods. She and Max enter the gates as the other students cheer them on.
