Ms. Bustier's Class

Monday morning came and as the class started to pour into the classroom, they noticed Lila was absent. "Where is she?" Alya demanded, intent on seeing the girl get punished.

"Lila submitted a note over the weekend from her parents stating that she is out of county going to New York City for a month." The class groaned, their moment to reveal her lies was gone. She had figured out that they know somehow.

Just then Principle Damocles stormed in. "Sorry to interrupt Ms. Bustier. Does anyone here know where Lila lives? I have tried calling her parents but they never pick up the phone." The class looked at each other, no one ever found out where Lila lived.

"Doesn't she have her address listed on the application form?" Nino questioned.

"Her parents didn't have an address when they first came here and Lila always claimed they were moving around. I don't know how to reach them.'

Alya sighed, "I gave you mother's email, did you try that?" He blinked at her, then silently walked out of the room with a stern expression on his face. The class groaned in frustration.

Adrienette and Kagami

The trio sat around the lunch table, enjoying the peacefulness at the moment. Marinette was grilling Kagami for what happened on Saturday after she and Adrien had left. "So you two played a game in awkward silence? I am not buying it. Give me deets. Is it because Adrien is here? I will send him away so you can tell me." Adrien gave her a hurt look while Kagami sighed.

"Called me that name again and I froze up. After that, I couldn't even look at him, at least while he was looking at me."

"Oh come on! You got it so bad for him! Admit it." Marinette was irritated. "He likes you! It's so clear!"

"Wait, what name?" Adrien was lost as always.

"Don't worry, it is sweet and you don't need to know."

"Hey, now I feel left out."

Marinette laughed, "This is girl-talk, no boys." Adrien signed letting it go. For now.

Kagami stared at her food, "I just don't know if he feels the same way as I do." Marinette frowned as she continued, "It's like I do something that scares him off or makes him not want to be around me."

"That is not the case," Marinette assured her, "I can go talk to Luka after school and see how he feels about."

Kagami nodded in agreement, but her eyes widened in alarm, "Don't tell him about, you know."

"I won't," Marinette laughed.

"So what happened with you two on Saturday, you didn't look well when you left."

"I'm okay now, but I'm not ready to discuss it."

Kagami nodded her understanding as a bell rang. "I'll see you two after school then."

Principle Damocles

As he entered his office, his virtual assistant Albert greeted him, "Welcome sir. You have five unread emails." Since Max revealed Markov, he had the boy and his robot give Albert an upgrade to boost his capabilities.

"That is not our priority at the moment. Bring up ambassador Rossi's email address. We need to make contact to ensure the school's reputation is kept up and an ambassador thinking it is overrun with akuma is not acceptable."

"Accessing address, draft opened. Would you wish to voice type, sir?"

"Yes. Dear ambassador Rossi. I have just learned that Lila has been skipping school claiming it is being attacked by akuma. I would like to inform you that the school is not under attack and hasn't been attacked in two weeks. No akuma as remained longer than a few hours thanks to the heroic efforts of Ladybug and Chat Noir. Lila has claimed to be traveling during her absence to throw us off but I have been submitted evidence that this is not the case. I would like to meet with you to discuss this at the school, where you will see that we are in excellent condition. Sincerely, Principle Damocles."

"Message ready. Would you like to proofread?"

"Yes, Albert." After reading over it, he hit send and set off to his administrative activities. After an hour he received an email from Mrs. Rossi, requesting a meeting at six that afternoon. He quickly replied to agree.

Luka and Marinette

After school, while Adrien and Kagami went to fencing practice, Marinette went to give Luka a piece of her mind. She found him playing a piece she hadn't heard before but she had bigger priorities. "What are you doing? You call her a beautiful flower and then do nothing?"

He looked startled, not hearing her come aboard. "Huh?"

Marinette groaned loudly. "Seriously? Saturday at the bowling alley, she said you called her Belle Fleur and then you two were quiet the whole time. Why?"

He looked at his feet awkwardly, "I think I upset her and I didn't want to make it worse."

"You are an idiot. An idiot with a guitar. Which I wanna bang you on the head with."

"Please don't."

"Then why are you calling her Belle Fleur?"

"I, I like her?"

"Yeah, I know. I mean why do you call her Belle Fleur and stop at that instead of telling her why. Confess for crying out loud!"

"I'm not ready. I feel like words won't cut it so I'm writing a song. It's not finished though." He looked at his music sheets, his face growing red. "I'm not sure if she would even like it."

"Well play what you have so far and I will tell you what I think." Luka smiled, picking up his guitar. He played his song, starting gently before an increase in tempo. The music made Marinette think of Kagami, her personality fitting into the music. When he finished, she was smiling. Even if it was incomplete, it was still beautiful. "That was amazing, are you going to write words for it too?"

Luka nodded, "I have some down already but it needs a lot of work yet. Do you think she will like it?"

"Definitely! I got to go home and do homework but you finish that song!"

He laughed, "Yes ma'am." As Marinette started to leave he called out, "Are you okay? I didn't get a chance to talk to you after Saturday."

Marinette flashed him a sad smile, "I'm okay now, but I don't want to talk about it yet.

Luka nodded his understanding, "I'm always here if you ever need to talk." Marinette smiled at him before headed off, saying hi to Juleka and Rose briefly.

School Meeting

After hearing accusations against her daughter Mrs. Rossi thought it best to bring Lila along. Lila, in turn, wore her stolen miraculous, ready for anything. In the principal's office, The Owl was suiting up, attaching the portable version of Albert to his belt. "Sir is it wise to be The Owl for this meeting. This is a school matter."

"No Albert. This is a crime against justice, and Lila must pay for her crimes." He checked his utility belt, his grapple launcher and owl-rangs all present. Lila would be punished for her crimes against humanity.

The mother and daughter entered his office startled to see him suited up. Lila couldn't believe her luck. She didn't need an illusion, the principle handed it to her. "Run! It's an akuma! He lured us here to use us against Ladybug!"

Mrs. Rossi nearly had a heart attack right then. Rushing her daughter outside, she yelled at The Owl, "Stay away from my daughter you monster!"

"I'm not a monster, I'm the hero. The Owl, hoo hoo!" This only convinced Lila's mother run out dragging her daughter, screaming for someone to st the akuma that was after them. "No! I am not an akuma, I'm the hero!" He rushed after them, but they were already back their car speeding away. The Owl turned his car, his keys in hand only find one of his tires flat. Anger and frustration rose up, consuming him.

In a dark room inside Agreste Mansion, Hawkmoth and Mayara sent a darkened butterfly and feather out to the wannabe hero. They entered Albert and his car keys, a link to the villains opening to him. "Dark Owl, everyone refuses to see you as the hero that you truly are and let crimes go unpunished. This time your arsenal will be upgraded, more gadgets to aid your mission."

"Also what is a hero without his tricked out ride? I grant you the Owl Mobile, which is linked to your sidekick. All we ask in return is Ladybug's and Chat Noir's miraculous."

"Yes, Hawkmoth and Mayura. Hoo. Hoo. Hoo." Once again he was the Dark Owl, ready to show Paris what a real hero can do. He headed back into the school. Every hero needs a lair and it will be a deathtrap to his rivals.

Alya and Nino

Despite Juleka telling them that Marinette was at the boathouse, they were too late to catch her. Luka wasn't in a helping mood, stating that if Marinette wants to talk to them, she would reach out. Disappointed, they headed to the bakery, only to be denied information from Marinette's parents. Defeated, they headed back to Alya's house when a notification lit up on her phone: an akuma was spotted.

Ambassador Rossi

After dropping off her daughter at home, she sped off to the embassy. This akuma at the school needed to be stopped so she was going to contact her liaison and get the military involved. But before she was even close, an orange and black supercar slammed into her car, pinning her against a street wall unable to move. Her roof was torn off, leaving only a dark figure who cuffed her. Dark Owl stashed her in the trunk before heading back to school. The beginning of his plan was in place. Now to lure the heroes to their doom.