Today was something different. Today was Adrien's birthday. Even though I do get annoyed by him, I still have to go to his party. Ever since my dad died, I've always made sure that a person would have a birthday, especially with their loved ones. This was something that Marinette would be excited about due to her new crush on him. Back at her house she woke up.
"Huh? Happy birthday-ow!" She said as she jumped down the stairs and hits something. "Happy birthday!"
She then got on her computer and pulled up pictures of Adrien. How she had the time to decorate them, I have no clue.
"Ah! Happy birthday, Adrien." She said as she began to make kissing noises towards the screen.
Back at the Agreste Mansion, he was brushing his teeth when Plagg came in with a piece of camembert tied with a little red bow saying "Happy birthday, Adrien!"
"Ugh, Plagg!" Adrien said disgustedly and plugs his nose. "Get that filthy piece of camembert out of my face!"
"Huh?" Plagg said as he ate the cheese. "Mmm."
Back at my house, we were all getting ready for today. I found out about Adrien's birthday after maybe hacking his personal file. Though my team was excited for Adrien's birthday party, I, however, had it with the mix feeling of disgust.
"I can't believe today is his birthday." Tricha said as we walked down the stairs.
"I know." Meri said. "I just can't wait to par-tay!"
"Let's just hope he likes his birthday present." I said as I carried the box, which was wrapped in Montana Griz pattern gift wrap. "And I'll make sure that it's from all of us by giving it to him myself."
"Present?" Basar asked, looking at me with a look of confusion. "I thought you hate his guts."
"Yeah. You called him 'cat for brains' remember?" Jay said.
"Yeah. But, it's his birthday and I want it to be great. You know how I feel about that." I said. And it was true. Ever since my dad died, I had always been dedicating to making sure everyone haves the best birthday ever.
Back at Marinette's house, Marinette was walking down the stairs with a gift in her hands while her mom was in the kitchen drinking something.
"Marinette, don't forget to clean your room after school today." Sabine said to her daughter.
"Mom! It's Friday, and I'm already doing something with Alya." Marinette said.
"Fine, I'll go ahead and clean it, but don't blame me if I come across any of your private stuff, like your emails, your diary…" Sabine said.
Then Marinette made a nervous face and said "Okay! I'll do it, I'll do it." She then went up to her, gave her a kiss, and started to leave.
"Have a nice day, sweetie!" Sabine said.
"Happy birthday—I mean, have a nice day!" She said as she closed the door.
Sabine gave a look of confusion, then shrugged, and then continued to drink whatever she was drinking.
Back at the Agreste Mansion, Adrien was eating alone on a big dining table and looked sad.
"Your schedule, Adrien." Nathalie said as she walked and handed Adrien a tablet.
"Thanks, Nathalie." Adrien said as he took it and she began to leave. Then his face lit up as he asked "Hey, um, my father get back to you about my birthday party?"
"Well, um—He…doesn't think would be a good idea." She answered.
"'Course not." Adrien said softly as he began to look sad again.
"Happy birthday, Adrien." she said as she left.
Outside of school, Adrien was telling Nino what happened. Meanwhile, Tricha, Meri, Alya, and Marinette were hiding nearby out of sight. Chloé and Sabrina were in the school, but near enough to see what's happening.
"Dude, seriously? Has your dad always been such a downer? You'd think he'd remember what it was like to be young and wanna party a little." Nino said as he blew some bubbles.
"No, I'm pretty sure he was a downer back then too. Well, at least I tried." Adrien said.
Nino then wrapped one arm around him and said "It's your b-day, dude! Insist!"
"You can do it, you can do it!" Tricha said, encouraging Marinette to give Adrien his present from her.
"I can do it, I can do it!" Marinette said, feeling encouraged.
"You know what, I'm gonna have a little convo with your pops." Nino said.
"Don't waste your time. He's not gonna change his mind." Adrien said, feeling hopeless.
Marinette then popped up to look at Adrien while he wasn't looking. "I can't do it, I can't do it!" Marinette said in embarrassment.
"Uh, no, you don't, girl, you've been stalling all morning." Alya said as she facepalms herself. "Now's the time." Alya then pushed Marinette over to where Adrien was. I watched the whole thing as it happened.
"Ah!" Marinette said as she stopped right in front of Adrien. "Um, he—Hey!" She seemed as she held her gift behind her back.
"Hey." Adrien said, surprised.
"Wait! Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?" Chloé said as she looked at what's happening outside. "Don't tell me it's Adrien's birthday!"
Sabrina checked her tablet, was surprised, and makes excusing noises while smiling.
"Ugh, do I have to do everything myself? Seriously, what are you good for?" Chloé said as she facepalmed herself and stormed toward Adrien.
"I, uh, I wanted to, umm, gift you a make—I mean, gift you a give I made—I mean…" Marinette said nervously. I couldn't help, but laugh at her display.
"Out of the way." Chloé yawned while Marinette was talking and then shoved her away. "Happy birthday, Adrien!" She said, acting sweet. She then threw herself to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
The way she was treating Marinette was, as I thought to be, downright rotten.
"Yeah, thanks, Chlo." Adrien said surprised.
"Dummy." Marinette said to herself as she was on the ground.
Alya, Tricha, and Meri then facepalmed themselves.
"Did you get the gift I sent you?" Chloé said to Adrien.
"Uh, no." Adrien said.
"What? Oh, those delivery guys. I bet it was too heavy so they had to go back and get another guy to help. Those slackers." Chloé said annoyed. She then wrapped her arms around Adrien's shoulders again. "I'll make sure they get it to you by tonight." She then gave him another kiss on the cheek and left, humming a happy tune to herself.
Seeing a way to get a little even, I decided to use my power when no one was looking, turned invisible, and trip Chloé. Everyone watched her scream as she landed on top of Sabrina. I giggled a bit from the enjoyment of that.
"Get back there! Don't be a pushover, literally!" Alya said to Marinette, while staying hidden.
"Mmm." Marinette said, sounding defeated. Then Alya gave a look of disgust. Then Sabrina got back up and helped Chloé back up.
"What did you get him?" She asked Chloé.
Chloé then gave a look of anger. "I didn't, you did." She angrily said as she pointed at Sabrina. "And it better be amazing, and it better not be late!"
"Mhm." Sabrina said cowardly and nodded.
"Ugh!" Chloé furiously said as she left. Sabrina then tapped on her tablet quickly while looking scared and following Chloé.
"C'mon, you can do it." Alya said.
"Hm!" Marinette said with a look of determination.
Then a limousine pulled up and Adrien said "Gotta go. Photoshoot." He then went into the limo and left.
"Why can't I just mean what I say?" Marinette said as she was next to the girls.
"Uh, say what you mean?" Meri asked.
"Exactly." Marinette said.
"Looks like I've got some business to take care of with Adrien's old man." Nino said to himself.
Outside Agreste Mansion, the girls stood there at the gate, and Marinette tried to get the mailbox open.
"This mailbox won't budge!" Marinette said.
"Ring the doorbell." Tricha said as she pointed to the doorbell.
Marinette then stopped her efforts on opening the mail slot, looked at her, and said "Are you kidding? What if Adrien answers the…"
Tricha then pressed and ringed the doorbell, and Marinette panicked and screamed. A hidden compartment on the wall opens and a camera appears.
"Yes?" A voice from the camera said.
"Um, hi. I'm in Adrien's class and I, uh…" Marinette said nervously as she showed her gift for Adrien. "Heh, did I already say that? Umm," She looked even more nervous. "Heh." She said with an awkward smile.
"Put it in the box." the voice said and the mailbox opened.
"Uh. Thank you!" Marinette said as she place her gift into the mailbox. Then the camera retreated and wall compartment closed.
"Oh! I hope he likes it!" Marinette excitedly said.
"You signed the note, right?" Meri asked. Then Marinette gave her a surprised look.
"Marinette." Tricha said as Marinette groaned.
Inside the Agreste Mansion, Nathalie entered her office with Marinette's gift in her hands and placed it on her desk and sat down.
"Who was that, Nathalie?" Mr. Agreste asked on the intercom.
"A friend of Adrien's." Nathalie answered. "She was delivering a gift for his birthday."
"Did you remember to buy him a present from me?" Mr. Agreste said.
"Uh—uh, but you didn't ask me to." Nathalie said. She was quite surprised by this.
"Of course I did!" Mr. Agreste said angrily.
"Yes, Mr. Agreste." Nathalie said nervously. "I—I'll take care of it."
"Good." He said as he disconnected.
Nathalie then covered her mouth in fear for she didn't get a present for Adrien. "Uh." She said. She then looked despaired, then her face lighted up and she took Marinette's gift. "Ah." She sighed for she had a gift to save her job. The doorbell rings and she composes herself. "Yes?" She said as she looked at the security feed.
"Uh, hi." Nino said from the camera outside.
Inside the Agreste Mansion, Nino and Nathalie stood in the foyer, waiting for Mr. Agreste.
"He'll be here in a minute." Nathalie said.
Then Mr. Agreste came in from the stairs and said "Adrien's not home yet."
"Uh, I was coming to see you, du- sir." Nino said, trying to be serious.
"Me?" Mr. Agreste said. He was quite surprised by this.
"Yeah, that's right." Nino said. "I know you don't want Adrien to have a party, but it's his birthday, dude—I mean, sir—it's all he wants."
"No." Mr. Agreste said as he raised his palm. "That's final."
"That's messed up." Nino said as Adrien walked in without anyone noticing him. "He never screws up in class, he always does whatever you tell him. Photoshoots, fencing, Chinese, piano…"
"Nino? You're here." Adrien said, surprised to see his friend here.
Nino then turned to Adrien and said "Anything for my best bud." Then he turned his gaze back to Mr. Agreste. "Show some awesomeness, du—I mean, sir, please."
Then Mr. Agreste's emotionless look turned into a look of anger.
"Forget it, Nino, really, it's fine." Adrien said, seeing that it was pointless.
"Listen, young man. I decide what's best for my son." Mr. Agreste said. "In fact, I've just decided that you're a bad influence and you're not welcome in my house ever again. Leave now!"
"Father, he was just trying to do something cool for me." Adrien said as Mr. Agreste began to leave and Nathalie moved in front of the two boys.
"Goodbye." Nathalie said as she stood there. Nino started to leave, but Adrien caught him outside of the doors and said "Nino, wait! I'm sorry, my father, he's pretty stubborn. It's just best to stay out of his way."
Nino then gave a look of rage. "It's not fair, Adrien. Harsh, uncool." He said as he crossed his arms and left.
"Thanks anyway, Nino." Adrien said with a sad look on his face.
In the park, Nino was sitting on a bench, looking angry. He started blowing bubbles with his bubble wand. He then looked to see a man pulling his son away from the park.
"But, Daddy, please!" The boy said.
"No, it's not playtime, you've got your chores to do." The man said as his continued to complain.
"Ugh. Adults ruin everything, all the time." Nino said angrily.
In Hawkmoth's lair, his window screen opened as he sensed Nino's rage.
"Desperate to help his friend, but feeling powerless. How frustrating. It won't be long before frustration turns to anger!" He said as he transformed a butterfly into an akuma and released it onto Paris. "Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him."
Back at the park, Nino continued to blow bubbles. Unknown to him, the akuma Hawkmoth released flew in and infected his bubble wand. Nino looked up with an angry look on his face.
"Hawkmoth is my name and Bubbler is now yours." He said, speaking out his telepathic message to Nino from his lair. "I will help you with these horrid adults and all you have to do in return is help me get something from the Element Gang."
"Yes, Hawkmoth." Nino said as he stood up and began to be transformed by the akuma energy.
Then a blue and red blur flew in and landed on a rooftop, where a colorful person almost clown like, which had to be Bubbler, with a huge bubble sword wand crouched down and stood back up.
"No more adults means total freedom! This is SOOO sweet!" Bubbler said as he took out his bubble sword. "Off the hook!" He then started flying over Paris, leaving a trail of purple bubbles behind him. The bubbles then started capturing adults, then turning green and flying away while citizens scream. They tried to outrun them, but were soon captured, leaving kids crying out from the loss of their parents.
"Perfect." Hawkmoth said as he watched the bubbles float into the air.
Back at my house, I laid there on the couch just, and I can't believe I'm saying this, feeling sorry for Adrien. All of us were after I told them that Mr. Agreste wouldn't let him have a birthday party.
"I can't believe his own pops isn't letting him have a party." Basar said.
"It's pretty awful." Meri said. "Who doesn't like a good birthday party?"
"Apparently Mr. Agreste." Trustin said. "You'd think he would know how he's liked to party when he was young."
"Well, Adrien said he was probably a downer back then too." I said. "I just can't understand why he won't allow it. Doesn't he know how important a person's birthday is?"
Tricha looked at the window for a sec, but she gave her full attention when she saw my mother being carried off in a giant green bubble.
"Uh, Axel?" She said as she pointed to the window.
"What?" I asked. I then saw what was outside and gave a look of shock. I then rushed over and saw my mother being carried off by a bubble. "Mom? Mom?!"
It seemed to happen to the rest of my team as I saw their parents floating away too.
"Oh, no!" Nooroo said. "Hawkmoth must have released another akuma."
"Then let's get out there and find his latest villain." I said as I got ready to transform. "Nooroo, let's fly!" I then transformed into El Dragon. Then the rest of my team followed my lead. After transforming, we then went onto the roof and started searching around, making sure everyone was all right.
At Marinette's house, Marinette was eating lunch at the time.
"Adrien must have gotten his gift by now." She said to herself as she placed the peas on her plate to form a heart. Her mother heard her as she opened a window.
"What's that you said?" Sabine asked.
Marinette was caught by surprise. "Um, I can't wait to get back to school this afternoon." Marinette giggled nervously. Her mother chuckled and then a purple bubble flew in through the window and captured her from behind. Marinette gave a look of fright as she saw her mother being taken away. Sabine started screaming as the bubble floated away with her in it.
"Mom? Mom!" Marinette yelled. She looked and saw her father was trapped in a bubble too. "Dad? Dad!"
"Your parents!" Tikki said. "Hawkmoth must've released another akuma."
"I've got to find his newest villain ASAP." Marinette said. "Tikki, spots on!" She then transformed into Ladybug.
On another rooftop, Bubbler sat there and said "And now, party time!"
We found some kids crying and went down to calm them down. Then we looked up and saw purple bubbles in the sky with the Bubblers face on them. He seemed to have used them just like a television set.
"Today is your lucky day, little dudes. The adults have taken the day off, so make the most of it." He said. "No chores, no homework, no more nagging, just fun, fun, fun, fun. This is the Bubbler's gift to you."
"Uh, was that Nino?" Apolloid said.
"Yeah. He must've gotten evilized." I said. I then looked at the kids and said "Don't worry, your parents will come back. We'll see to it." I then looked to the teenager with them and said "You take care of them in the meantime."
I then turned to my team and said "Element Gang, let's go!"
And we then went off to find Bubbler. I could hear them cheering for us to bring their parents back. I also heard Ladybug had the same thing. She was a block away. Thanks to my super hearing, I can hear even farther than that. We followed the trail of excess akuma energy from the bubbles Bubbler made. Thanks to my akuma sense, I could be able to see akuma energy. We followed it to the Agreste Mansion. Should've guessed. Nino did want Adrien to have the best party ever and Hawkmoth gave him the power to do so. We managed to get there and we found Bubbler, along with our classmates at the front door of the mansion.
Inside the mansion, Adrien ate lunch alone in the mansion's dining room. He finished his meal and got up.
"Wow. That was a birthday lunch break to remember. Yay!" He said sarcastically. He walked into the foyer and stopped to see no one was around. "Nathalie? Father?" He then shrugged sadly and walked outside to a crowd of our classmates cheering.
"Hey, hey, hey, birthday boy. Guess what? Daddy's gone. While the cat's away, the mice will play." Bubbler said as he stood on top of a bubble. Adrien looked at the Bubbler with a strange expression until he realized who he is.
"Nino?" Adrien said.
"The Bubbler's brought all yo homies together for one single-sole purpose, to ce-le-brate!" Bubbler said. Then everyone cheered. Then Bubbler jumped down from the bubble and into a DJ booth.
"Let's get this party started!" He said. Everyone cheered. Then Bubbler played some party music and people started to dance. Adrien looked surprised and ran back into his house.
I then took a closer look with my telescope hand to see what was going on.
"Come on, everybody, I brought you here to party!" Bubbler said. Even though they were dancing, our classmates were down right depressed. "So dance or you'll join the adults up in the sky!" He said. Then he laughed evilly. Then some fireworks shot up in the sky.
"Oh, man." I said as I continued to look. "Looks like Bubbler didn't just got rid of all the adults, he's forcing people into having fun at Adrien's birthday party."
"Well, let's just go down there and stop him." Apolloid said as he tried to go down there.
I stopped him and said "No. We can't go there. Hawkmoth wants my Miraculous. If we go down there, he'll order Bubbler to attack and we'll put everyone in danger."
"Then what do we do?" Torna asked.
"We'll just have to blend in with the crowd." I said. "We'll go as our normal selves, pretend to be having fun, then, when he least expects it, we'll transform and capture his akuma."
"I'm into some partying." Meri said.
"Then let's get down there." I said and we all went down, transformed into our normal selves, and went through the front gate. We definitely blended in by dancing.
Back in the mansion, Adrien rushed into his room and looked at his ring. Then Plagg climbed up to his shoulder.
"What's your problem? Relax!" Plagg said. "You're getting the party you've always wanted."
"But Nino's been akumatized!" Adrien said. "I've gotta help him!"
"You may never get this chance again!" Plagg said. "C'mon, let's have a little fun while your father's away! Then we'll save Nino, trap his akuma, and all will be good."
Then Adrian made a sad look. But it brighten when just realized he gotten the chance to have the best birthday and said "Okay, you're right. This might be the first day in my life that I actually get to do what I want for once."
We didn't know it, but Ladybug was on the rooftops, following the fireworks.
"It's you and me, Bubbler." She said to herself.
Back at the mansion, everyone was still dancing, including us, and Adrien showed up and started enjoying himself. I had no doubt that careless kwami Plagg managed to get him to party instead of doing his job.
"Yeah!" Adrien yelled as he walked over to Rose, who was just as depressed as the rest of our classmates. "Hey, nice party, I guess, since it's my first one."
Rose smiled and gave two thumbs up and then went back to dancing with that depressed look on her face. Adrien looked around and saw that everyone had the same look. I looked over to the DJ booth and saw Chloé motioning Sabrina to do something near it. I used my super hearing to listen on what was going on.
"I'm requesting a slow dance." Sabrina said scarcely.
"It's a bit early for that, isn't it?" Bubbler asked with a confused look.
"Ugh." Chloé said as she shoved Sabrina down and put on an innocent face. "It's for Adrien. His first slow dance. Mm?" She said as she made a sweet face.
"OH! You know it, girl. " He said as he changed the music to a slow dance. People pair up and kept dancing and those depressed looks. Chloé then walked up to Adrien.
"Is it me, or does everyone seem a bit weird?" Adrien said as he looked at how everyone was dancing.
"Forget about them, let's go dance! C'mon!" Chloé said as she dragged him into a slow dance.
I hated his guts, but I hate Chloé's attitude more, so I had to put an end to that. That's when I came up with an idea. We didn't know it, but Ladybug showed up the balcony. She was looking and saw Chloé dancing with Adrien. Ladybug watched as I whispered to Trustin my plan to stop Chloé. After I did, I then went into the house while Trustin did his part of the plan. He didn't know it, but Ladybug saw him used his powers to make a little ice cube. Then, as Chloé tried to kiss him, making Adrien look uncomfortable, Trustin then flicked the ice cube out of his hand and it landed in Chloé's shirt, making her freak from the cold. I would have record it, but I still had a job to do. Inside the house, I used my powers to become invisible, snuck out the window, and went over the DJ booth. I saw my chance to change the scene when Bubbler went to change a record. I plucked out one of my father's favorites out of my tail compartment, went over to the booth, placed the music in the empty slot, and cranked up the volume. I then ran off back into the house just as the music started.
Everyone broke their pairs and kept dancing and Adrien moved away from Chloé. The plan worked. It wasn't long until Bubbler realized that the music changed.
"Dude! Who just hijacked my mix?" He asked as he moved away from the records and looked around to see who it was.
I then reappeared without the invisibility and quietly said "Yours truly."
Sense this was a Fire Dragon favorite, I decide to bring back a dancer from Ronan's past. I could tell Ladybug was watching for I heard her giggle at my Wobble dance.
"Hey, everybody!" Basar shouted as he saw me go. "The Wobbler lives again!"
Then everyone came around and cheered me on.
Back on the balcony, Ladybug looked around for us in our elemental forms. But when she didn't, she shrugged and said "Well, if the Element Gang aren't around, then it's good to chill for a while."
She then got off and transformed back into Marinette at the gate.
"Marinette, what about the akuma?" Tikki asked as she flew next to her.
"Hey, don't worry." Marinette said. "But I figured, the Bubbler, he's not going anywhere and the Element Gang hadn't showed up, so we have time to have a little fun. Then, we'll get right back out there, I promise. Come on, let's see the Wobbler."
Tikki then slipped into her purse and Marinette entered the party and started looking around. When she saw the crowd, she went over and looked to see me still dancing with our classmate Alix. She challenged me to a dance-off and I decided to accept it. I call her "Ali" for short. She had pink hair, a green and black cap, a black shirt with green snakes patterning the sleeves, and a blank tank top with a green hourglass on it on top of the black shirt.
"Whoo! Go, Axel!" Marinette yelled as she cheered me on.
"Show him what you got, Alix!" Rose cheered.
"Where have you been, girl? I was so scared something had happened to you." Alya said. Marinette turned around and saw her behind her.
"Me too!" Marinette said as they hugged.
"I'm sure the Element Gang will show up in a minute to save us all. They never failed us." Alya said. "Meanwhile, come with me, I've got something for you."
"What about the dance-off?" Marinette said as she tried to watch how the dance-off would end. "I would like to see Axel win."
"It's about Adrien." Alya said, which was all that was needed to get Marinette's attention.
"Okay" Marinette said as she went with her into the mansion.
"Marinette, the Bubbler" Tikki said urgently.
"Okay, okay, in a sec." Marinette said as she ran after Alya.
In Nathalie's office, Alya and Marinette sneaked in. They saw Marinette's gift on Nathalie's desk.
"Look! Now you can sign your gift." Alya said.
"Ah, yes!" Marinette gasped.
Outside, Bubbler saw Ivan wasn't dancing and walked up to him.
"Hey, you. Why aren't you having fun?" Bubbler said, confronting Ivan.
"None of your business." Ivan said with a grim look on his face.
"Then I'm going to make it my business." Bubbler chuckled as he took out his bubble sword.
We then looked and saw Ivan floating away in a bubble.
"Now?" Basar asked.
"Now." I said as we went off to find a place to transform.
Back at Nathalie's office. Marinette was signing a post-it.
"'Love, Marinette'. There." She said. She then stuck it to the present and gave the present a kiss.
"Right, we're good. Spots on, Marinette." Tikki said.
"I can't do it now, Alya's here." Marinette said.
"What'd you say?" Alya asked as she poked her head through the door.
"Go ahead! I'll meet you in the yard." Marinette said nervously as Alya left. Then Marinette let out a sigh of relief. When she looked behind her, she saw Ivan floating away in a green bubble through the window. "NO! You were right, Tikki, I never should've waited this long."
Back outside, Adrien was on top of the DJ booth and had a mike. "Hey, Paris, how you doing?" He said excitedly with the mike in the air, but our classmates didn't respond as cheerful as he was.
Bubbler, who was behind Adrien, then threatened everyone with his bubble sword, and they cheered. Then Adrien jumped out. That was when we made our move. We made to the balcony and met up with Ladybug.
"Nice of you to show up." I said.
"Well, I wasn't gonna miss this party." She said.
I then looked to ShockBlade and said "ShockBlade, if you please."
"With pleasure." She said as she shot a volt at the power strip and turned off the music.
"Ladybug?" Adrien asked as she looked to us.
"Party's over, Bubbler!" I said as I pulled out my staff.
"Why you gotta be like that?" Bubbler asked as he stared at us with an angry glare.
"You made all the adults disappear, that's why! And now you're imprisoning anyone who isn't having fun." I said as I glared back and Adrien ran back to the house.
"You are not going to bust on my party!" Bubbler said as he took out his bubble sword and casted two bubbles at us, which I deflected. Our classmates then scattered.
In the mansion, Adrien was in his room.
"I think I've been a complete idiot." Adrien said as Plagg jumped out of his shirt, busting a move. "Plagg, claws out!" Then Adrien transformed into Cat Noir.
Back outside, we were still fighting Bubbler. Ladybug then threw her yo-yo at one of his bubbles, but it just bounced back toward us. Then Cat Noir entered and hit the yo-yo with his staff, and the yo-yo went up into the air. "Looks like I made it just in time." He said.
"We had it under control." Ladybug said as the yoyo fell on Cat Noir's head. "But thanks."
"Get the Miraculous." Hawkmoth said to Bubbler from his lair. "I want those powers, NOW!"
Bubbler then threw a stream of small red bubbles toward us and we fought them. There were only a few bubbles left, when Bubbler snapped his fingers and the bubbles turn green and started circling around us, some sticking to us, until we were all captured in one big bubble. Ladybug struggled against the bubble as Bubbler laughed.
"Give me your Miraculous before you run out of air." Bubbler said.
I then looked at him and said "Dream on, Bubbler."
"Total party poopers, just like adults."
"Kids need adults."
"False! Kids need freedom, fun, let loose and live it up." As we talked, our classmates looked at us with fear. "Adults are controlling and bossy."
"But adults keep children safe and protected. They care for their kids, they love them!"
"Most adults do anyhow." Cat Noir said to himself. He then looked at Bubbler and said "You must bring the adults back!"
"Nope, never." Bubbler said. "Know what, since you care so much about these adults, why don't you go float with them for a while?"
He then ran at us and kicked the bubble high up into the sky. We all screamed, and our classmates gasped.
"What do you think you're doing, Bubbler?" Hawkmoth said angrily. "You're supposed to seize their Miraculous!"
In the green bubble up in the sky, we were trying to burst it.
Then Ladybug got an idea, turned to Cat, and said "Use your Cataclysm!"
"Couldn't you have said that five hundred feet ago?" Apolloid said.
"This is no time to argue, Apolloid. We can't stay stuck in this bubble together forever." I said.
Then Cat Noir smirked at Ladybug and use that eyebrow raise thing.
"Just use your Cataclysm on the bubble, cat for brains." I said as I bonked Cat on the head.
"Cataclysm!" Cat said. He then touched the bubble and it burst. We then started falling.
"Should we see if you land on your feet this time?" Ladybug asked.
"No, thanks!" Cat answered.
"Hold on!" I said as I used my metal bending powers to grab most of everyone and flew them safely to the ground.
"Good thing cats aren't afraid of heights." Cat said after we landed.
"We've got to get to his bubble sword, that's where the akuma is." I said. Then I heard Cat Noir's ring alert sound. That meant he only had a few minutes left until he turned back.
"Better hurry." Cat said. We then went off to face Bubbler again.
Back at the mansion, Bubbler tried to get the party going again.
"Where is everybody?" Bubbler said as he looked for our classmates. "Get out here and party!"
"Sorry to burst your bubble." Ladybug said as we showed up on the scene.
"The Element Gang!" Alya yelled from the crowd of our classmates. Then all of our classmates started cheering "Element Gang!"
"No one wants to party with you anymore, Bubbler." I said.
"What's wrong with all you guys?! Why you gotta be such haters?!" Bubbler grunted as he took out his bubble sword and captured all of our classmates in bubbles.
"NOOO!" Me and the team said as the bubbles started to float away.
"Outer space is the next stop for your precious peeps and they're never coming back!" Bubbler said as he jumped from roof to roof with us in pursuit of him. Bubbler flew to the Eiffel Tower and we started climbing it while he threw explosive bubbles at us. Cat Noir's ring alert sounds again. His icon showed that he was very close to switching back.
"I'm gonna switch back soon, hurry!" he said.
"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug said as she used her power. We watched as it gave her a big wrench.
"Your…plumbing skill is gonna help us out?" Cat said as Ladybug shrugged. Then Bubbler threw more explosive bubbles at Cat Noir. He dodged them, ending up atop a beam.
"Could use a little work! Is that all you got?" He said.
Ladybug began thinking and her thinking vision showed her a vent, a vent pipe, the screw connecting them, and the wrench.
"Got it!" Ladybug said as she figured out what the wrench was for. She then ran toward the pipe while Cat Noir was still dodging bubbles. She loosened the screw and the pipe came off. It went up to where Cat Noir was standing. "Cat Noir, cover me!"
"Go on!" Cat said as he took the pipe.
Bubbler threw more bubbles at him, but the air flowing from the pipe deflected them. Bubbler raised his bubble sword once again, ready to strike. I then saw what was going on. While Bubbler was focus on attacking, it would be the proper moment to steal his bubble sword.
So I looked to ShockBlade and said "ShockBlade, his sword!"
"I'll take that!" She said as she went in and snatched the sword. She then used her claws to break the sword in half. "Get out of there, you nasty bug." The akuma then flew out of the sword.
"Party's over for you, akuma." I said as I placed my staff in capture mode. "Time to de-evilize!" I then took a jab and caught the akuma. "Gotcha!" I then released the butterfly and said "Goodbye, little guy."
"Miraculous Ladybug!" She said as she threw the wrench up into the sky, and the Miraculous cleansing light returned every adult to safety. Bubbler fell on his knees. Then the akuma energy covered him and he turned back into Nino.
"Who? Dude." Nino said as he tried to figure out what happened.
"Pound it!" Me, Ladybug, and Cat Noir said as we bound our fists together.
"You can't run forever, Element Gang." Hawkmoth said from his lair. "And when I catch you, I will crush you! I will DESTROY YOU ALL!" Then the window closed once again.
Because I didn't have to time out, I went off to the mansion to see if I could give Adrien his present. I made it to Nathalie's office. Before I could reveal and transform back, Nathalie showed up.
"Nathalie? Did my son like his gift?" Mr. Agreste asked on the intercom. Knowing him, I expect he didn't get him a gift and Nathalie would have to. I soon saw Marinette's gift on her desk and knew she would give to Adrien and act that she got it. So, even though it was painful to do, while she was talking to Mr. Agreste, I switched Marinette's gift with the one I was gonna give him.
"Actually, I was going to check right away, sir." She said.
"Good." he said as he disconnected. I then went through the door from the ceiling and went into the dining room.
"Huh?" She said in confusion as she looked behind her after hearing the door close. "Huh?" She said as she saw the gift. It didn't have a tag on it, so she shrugged and decided to give it Adrien instead.
In the dining room, I, while still invisible, handed Marinette's gift to Adrien, while he was still eating.
"'Love Marinette'?" Adrien asked as he looked around to see who gave it to him. He then shrugged and opened it. What he found was an amazing blue scarf. I could tell he was grateful to her for it because that smile was the same one I give when I appreciated a person for getting me an amazing gift.
"Happy birthday, Adrien." I said, quietly. I then went out the other door and made my way out of the mansion.
"A birthday present, from your father." Nathalie said as she gave him the present.
"Thank you. I mean, please say thank you to my father for me." Adrien said. Nathalie nodded. Adrien looked happily at his gift.
Outside of school, me and the group found Chloé yelling at Sabrina.
"What do you mean not for a week?" She screamed.
"There were no adults yesterday to deliver it." Sabrina said scarcely.
"So what? Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!" Chloé said as she stormed inside, followed by Sabrina.
"Ha, ha! Serves Chloé right." Alya said.
"You got that right." I said.
"Hey, girls!" Adrien said as he got out of the limousine, wearing the scarf and the Griz hat I got him. When I hacked his file, I found out he was a Griz fan, so I got him a hat he could wear when watching his favorite team.
"Hey, that's my scarf! He's wearing my scarf." Marinette said excitedly as Adrien came over.
"Marinette, thank you for the scarf." He said. "I really appreciate it."
"Um...uh...you're welcome." She giggled nervously. Adrien then went to Nino and said "Hey, dude."
"Yo, nice hat, Adrien." Alya said. "Off the chain."
"Yeah, can you believe my dad got this for me?" Basar and the others looked with surprise by this piece of news. "He's so awesome. He's been giving me the same lame pen for three years in a row."
"Wow, I guess anyone can change." Nino said as he was surprised by this. "Adults can be cool when you least expect it."
"Speaking of adults, I know my father said you were a bad influence, but…"
"We're good, Adrien, don't sweat it. We're buds. Always and forever." They then went inside.
Then Basar looked at me and said "What was that?"
"Yeah. That was our gift to him, not Agreste's." Jay said.
"Why didn't you tell him it was from us?" Tricha asked.
"Hey, didn't you see how happy he was." I said. "I didn't want Adrien to feel bad about his father, so I decided to let Mr. Agreste take the credit for the hat. You guys know how I feel about family matters."
"Aw!" Both Alya and Marinette said, touched by my kind act. They then hugged me and I returned it.
Then Alya said "Axel, You're amazing. You know that, right?"
"And someday Adrien will figure it out too. Promise." Marinette said. Then the bell rung and we all walked in.
Well, that was a birthday bash to remember. I really brightened Adrien's day by giving him that hat and got him to respect his father. Like I said all parents care for their children.