Chapter 19: The Mime

In Marinette's room, me and the gang came around, looking for Marinette.

"Marinette? Marinette?" I said.

"Where is she?" Adrien asked. "I haven't seen her all day."

"I don't know. But your girlfriend sure haves a way of disappearing." I said.

The streets, Ladybug returned home from the mission we went through. She reached her home and turned back into Marinette.

"There you are." I said, surprising her. "Where have you been?"

"Oh, I was out doing something for Alya and it was a close shave." Marinette explained.

"It was also very cool what you did for her today, Marinette!" Tikki said.

"I bet, but you should've told us before going off like that." I said.

"Marinette! Alya's here!" Sabine said from downstairs.

"Don't worry, Mrs. Dupain-Cheng, I'll just head up." Alya said to her.

"She didn't exactly wait very long to tell the big news." I said. I then realized Nooroo and the other were still out and then said "Guys, hide quick!" Then our kwamis went into hiding.

"Hey, guys, you will not believe what just happened to me! So Ladybug and the Element Gang had just saved a bunch of workers from a supervillain! There were like a gazillion reporters waiting to interview her and…that's when it happened!"

"What happened?" I asked.

Alya then showed me her phone and I played the video. We watched as it showed a video with Ladybug rescuing a child. Then, she greeted Alya, who was filming the video.

"Hey! Aren't you Alya, the girl who writes the blog about me? The…Ladyblog!" Ladybug said from the video.

"Uh…yeah!" Alya said.

"I like your work. It's awesome. Keep it up!" Ladybug said. Then her Miraculous beeped.

"Your earring, Ladybug!" Alya said.

"Ah! Thanks. Better get going. Bug out!" Ladybug said as she then left to change back.

"Uh…that was super…" I said.

"Cool, right?" Alya said, ecstatic about what happened. "Ladybug knows me! My blog! She thinks it's awesome! Awesome! Awesooome!"

"Yeah, that's…awesome!" I said.

"Marinette, lemme go grab your laptop!" Alya said as she left to do so.

"I guess you did good there, Marinette. I think it made her a little happy." I said to her.

"Can I see the video?" Plagg asked as he flew over to my shoulder.

"Okay, but fast." I said as I was about to start the video again. The phone then slipped out of my hand, but I grabbed it before it hit the ground. "That was close." I then looked at the screen and was shocked what was on it. "Video deleted? I must've pressed the delete button by mistake."

"Axel, calm down. At least you didn't drop it." Nooroo said.

"Oh, I really screwed up this time! Alya's gonna kill me!" I said.

"It's not the end of the world. I'm sure Alya will understand, uh, she is your best friend!" Tikki said.

"I'm not gonna risk it." I said.

"What are you guys talking about?" Alya said as she came up.

"Oh, uh…nothing." I said nervously.

"Okay. Marinette, come down! You've got visitors!" Alya said and we all went down downstairs and saw Sabine, Mylène, and Mylène's father and our teacher, Mr. Haprèle.

"What did you say the name of the play is, Mr. Haprèle?" Sabine asked him.

"Well, it's…" Mr. Haprèle said.

"It's called 'The Mime's Extraordinary Adventures', starring the most talented, amazingly awesome actor and mime!" Mylène finished for him.

"Come on, now." Mr. Haprèle said.

"My father! Give it up for Fred Haprèle!" Mylène said and we all applaud him.

"Thank you very much! Thank you, Mylène." Mr. Haprèle said to us and his daughter.

"Well, congratulations, you must make your daughter very proud!" Sabine said.

"Now all I need is my hat to complete my costume." Mr. Haprèle said.

"Here it is!" Marinette said as she grabbed a hat she designed and gave it to Mr. Haprèle.

"Thank you, Marinette! Saving me at the last minute." Mr. Haprèle said as he mimed that the hat is inside a box. Mr. Haprèle opened the box and put on the hat. Marinette held the invisible box.

"Ha! I don't think Mylène was exaggerating at all!" Sabine said.

"Why, thank you!" Mr. Haprèle said.

"I fixed the tear in it. I also sewed the pocket on the inside, just like you asked." Marinette said.

"You've done a perfect job. Thanks to you, I'll have my good luck charm right here next to me at all times. A photo of my beloved daughter." Mr. Haprèle said as he looked to his daughter.

"Aw, Dad…" Mylène said as she hugged her father.

Mr. Haprèle's phone rang and he answered it to find Sarah, the place director of the play, on the line. "Hello, Sa…"

"Fred, where are you?" She asked over the phone.

"Yes, I had to pick up my hat!"

"I need you here now!"

"It's not an excuse! I know the bus is leaving in less than a half hour, I'll be there!" Mr. Haprèle said as he ended the call. "That was Sarah, the play's director. She's very nervous about the premiere. She's ready to blow a fuse! So I better get going. See you all tonight at the Eiffel Tower!"

"We can't wait." I said as he began to leave.

"Love you, Dad!" Mylène said.

In the streets, Chris and Sarah were about to board the bus for the mime show.

"So, what's his excuse this time?" Chris asked.

"He had to pick up his hat from a repair shop." Sarah answered. "At least that's what he said."

"Well, he's a very convincing actor."

"Actually, he is a great actor. But he's always making excuses for why he's late, why he's..."

"Falls asleep in the middle of rehearsal? Why he has to leave early? Why he's missing parts of his costume? Come on, Sarah! When are you gonna wake up and smell the coffee? But it's up to you if you wanna make the show suffer."

"Look, you're his understudy. Just be ready to take his place in case something happens, okay?"

"I won't let you down, Sarah."

"Thanks."

Back at the bakery, me and the gang were having lunch. I tried to ignore the smell of Camembert when Plagg started eating.

"Thanks, Marinette. I gotta go. I wanna swing by my house to change before the show." Mylène said as she began to take her leave. We all then heard Alya's phone ring.

"Hey, that's my ringtone!" Alya said as I grabbed the phone. "Gimme!" She then grabbed it and checked it.

"That was my mom. I'll call her back later. Hey, Mylène! You wanna see the most amazerrific video?" Alya said to her.

"No!" I said as they looked at me as if I was crazy. "Uh… I mean… You wouldn't wanted to be late for her dad's premiere, would you?"

"Yeah, Axel's right. I gotta get going." Mylène said.

"Okay. I'll walk out with you and show it to you on the way." Alya said.

"Wait!" I said as I went over and grabbed the phone from Alya's bag. "Your bag's still open." I then closed it. "All good! See you tonight!" Then both of them said their goodbyes and left.

In the streets, Mr. Haprèle was hurrying to board the bus. Along the way, he called Sarah.

"Don't worry, Sarah. I'm early. I'm just around the corner." Mr. Haprèle said over the phone.

"No, this is Chris." Chris said on the other line. "Sarah asked me to call you with a last-minute location change. The bus is picking us up in 10 minutes, in front of the Louvre Pyramid."

"Really? That's on the other side of town!" Mr. Haprèle said.

"Yes, but, uh… It's closer to the Eiffel Tower."

"Well, okay. Uh, luckily, I'll just make it on time. Thanks for letting me know, friend."

"Sure, will see you there!"

Meanwhile, Alya and Mylène were about to go home.

"I'm off this way." Alya said.

"All right, see you later." Mylène said.

"Wait! I have to show you my awesome vid…" Alya said as she reached into her bag and looked for her phone, but found it gone. "Where'd my phone go?"

Back in Marinette's room, I kept a hold of Alya's phone.

"You stole Alya's phone?" Marinette said to me with shock.

"Um, I…borrowed it! Look, all I need you to do is transform into Ladybug and I'll film you doing the exact same thing in the exact same place. And then I'll give it right back." I said.

"I don't know. Maybe it's just better to come clean now. You might be digging yourself a bigger hole." Marinette said.

"Man, you're starting to sound like Tikki." I said. "I can handle this."

"Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you." Marinette said.

Then Alya's phone began to ring. I looked to it and saw it was Mylène.

"Hey there, Mylène!" I said as I answered it.

"Do you have Alya's cellphone?" Mylène said over the phone.

"Uh, Alya's phone?" I said as I tried to come up with an excuse. "Ah! There it is! It must have fallen down off her bag! Silly girl."

"Me! I'm here too." Alya said from the phone. I then gave a look of shock as I heard her voice.

"Oh! Hi, Alya. You're on speakerphone? Hmm… 'Kay, I'll give it to you later on…at the show. See ya!" I said as I hung up. Then Nooroo looked at me deceivingly. "Don't look at me like that. This is all gonna work out! I think. Come on, let's get going."

"Tikki, spots on! Ha!" Marinette said as she turned into Ladybug. She then grabbed me by the shirt and got ready to swing out of the room.

"Aaah!" I said as she swung away, dragging me with her. The others then followed us.

In the street, Chris was talking to Sarah.

"We have to get to the Eiffel Tower for dress rehearsal. If you wait any longer, you'll be jeopardizing the entire production." Chris said.

"You're right, Chris. Let's get going. You'll be taking Fred's place tonight." Sarah sighed.

"I definitely won't let you down." Chris said confidently.

At the Louvre, Mr. Haprèle was waiting for the bus, but didn't see it.

"Where are they?" Mr. Haprèle said. He then ran into Theo. "Excuse me, you haven't seen a bus with the poster for The Mime's Extraordinary Adventures on it, have you?" Theo then nodded "no". Mr. Haprèle then called Sarah.

On the bus, Sarah's phone rang and Chris looked to it and saw it was Mr. Haprèle.

"He's got some nerve. Calling now? I wouldn't give him the time of day if I were you." Chris said as Sarah then answered it.

"Sarah, where are you?" Mr. Haprèle said over the phone.

"We waited for you, but you never came." Sarah said.

"But I'm on time! In front of the pyramid." Mr. Haprèle said, confused.

"What are you talking about? Why would we be meeting there?" Sarah asked.

"I don't know! I…I thought the meeting place had changed!"

"Fred, I don't want to hear any of your lame excuses."

"But, Chris said…"

"I don't care. It's not just this excuse, it's…every excuse. It's always an excuse. Well, enough is enough. Chris will be the lead tonight at the premiere. At least I can count on him." Sarah said as she hung up.

In Hawkmoth's lair, Hawkmoth's window began to open.

"Hmm. An actor who misses his own premiere. Now that's a tragedy." He said. He then turned a butterfly into an akuma. The akuma flew out into Paris. "Akuma Dargon."

Chronicles of Kaze: Chapter 10

I then woke up and said "Yes, master?"

"There is an actor in need of a role. Take this akuma and let's hand this actor the role of a lifetime!" He said as the akuma then flew toward me.

"Well then, I'll need help turning these lies into truth." I said after I absorbed the akuma. I then turned to Silvian and said "Silvian!"

"Yeah?" Silvian asked as he went over to him.

"We got a new villain to get and I'll need your deception to help me get him." I answered.

"No problem. My lying will catch this guy in a second." Silvian said.

"Good. Then lights, camera, action." I said as I used my Shadow Path to head into Paris, carrying Silvian with me.

At the Louvre, me and Ladybug were about to redo Alya's video.

"Okie dokie, here we go…" Ladybug said. I then started recording. "Hey, aren't you Alya, the girl who writes the blog about me? The… Ladybl…" She was interrupt as a cat on me peeked at the camera.

"Hey! No, get away!" I said shooing the cat. The cat jumped off and knocked the phone into the trashcan. "Ugh…that is so… Blech!" I then tried to grab the phone out of the trashcan. "Cats are nothing but trouble."

"Hey!" Adrien said glaring at me.

When me and Silvian arrived, we managed to see poor Mr. Haprèle was still sad that he wouldn't act on the show. This was perfect for us to get him evilized.

"What did I do? You're going to be so disappointed at me, Mylène…" He said, holding the photo of his daughter.

"Why are you doubting yourself for this?" Silvian said as he and I appeared from behind Mr. Haprèle as our normal selves. "Why would she be disappointed?"

"Because I missed the deadline. I was late to do my role." Mr. Haprèle said.

"On purpose or made late?" Silvian asked. "Do you have an understudy?"

"Yeah. Chris. But what does he have to do with it?" Mr. Haprèle said.

"Did he tell you to meet him and the cast in a different location?"

"Yeah. He told me the meeting was relocated."

"Isn't it coincidental that he would get the role when you were late?"

"Yes, but that's because he's my understudy."

"Exactly. Don't you think that he lied to you just to make himself the star of the show?"

"But…but he wouldn't do that."

"Really? Have been known to mess up?"

"I did make a few mistakes, yes."

"Well, maybe he was tired of you always messing up and was jealous that you kept the job with every last one of them."

I could feel it as Mr. Haprèle then saw it all to be true. Chris wouldn't have told him to go to the Louvre unless he wanted him to be late. He was shocked when he had realized it.

"I…I don't believe it."

"I know, it is hard to take the truth. But the biggest pain is that he got rid of you, the best actor for the role. You were perfect. It was like you and the character were one. How about we show him who the best mime really is?"

"Yes. He had made a grave mistake." Mr. Haprèle said as he stood up with a look of rage.

"Then, here." I asked as I put out my claw, put it on the photo of the last girl I evilized, Mylène, and induced it with akuma energy. Then Mr. Haprèle gave a look of rage. "Mime, I am Akuma Dargon. And this is my associate, Mr. Ice. We're giving you the power to make whatever you gesture come to life. Destroy this premiere performance! You may be a mime, but they can't silence you! However, in return, you must bring me back El Dragon, Ladybug, and Cat Noir's Miraculous. So, shall we get on with the show?"

Mr. Haprèle smirked and the akuma energy transformed him into a purple skinned mime with blonde hair. He then saw the posters for the show and cut them with an invisible sword.

"We can take that as a yes." Silvian said as he and I turned into Mr. Ice and Akuma Dargon.

Back with me and the gang, I then shivered and we all looked and saw The Mime, Mr. Ice, and Akuma Dargon walk by. The Mime then mimicked a baseball bat to knock off a police car. We then noticed and me and the rest of the gang went off to transform while Ladybug went off to face them.

"Looks like the video's gonna have to wait." Adrien said as our kwamis came out of hiding.

"Nooroo, let's fly!"

"Plagg, claws out!"

Me and Adrien then transformed into El Dragon and Cat Noir. Then the others followed our lead.

"Are you okay?" Ladybug asked after she got Lieutenant Roger out of the way. He saw the terrible trio of villains and ran away.

"Okay, what exactly am I looking at?" Apolloid said as we watched The Mime smack things away with his invisible bat and Mr. Ice and Akuma Dargon following behind.

"Looks like a mime villain." I then took a closer look and saw that the akuma energy off his hat a bit. It also looked familiar. "Hey, that hat looks like Mylène's dad's hat. Oh, no! Mr. Haprèle? He's been evilized!"

"Then we better stop him." Ladybug said as she went in front of those three. "If there's something ticking you off, we can talk about it, you know?" The Mime then mimicked a bow and arrows and threw them at the police car. "Or maybe not." Ladybug then avoided the arrows.

"Is he seriously miming arrows?" Apolloid asked.

"He must be able to mime anything and make it real." I said.

The Mime still threw arrows at Ladybug, but she dodged them, and crushed the Mime's invisible bow with her yo-yo. But the Mime opened an invisible box and took an invisible bazooka from it. Ladybug avoided it. The Mime then mimicked a whip and used it to grab Ladybug.

"There." Akuma Dargon said as he slithered over to Ladybug and reached for her earrings. "Now I'll take your Miraculous!" he was about to take them, but Cat went over and pushed him away with his staff and into the Mime.

"Keep those hands to yourself! Same goes for you, clown! You okay?" Cat said as he then helped Ladybug up and we went beside them. He then looked to Ladybug. "You okay?"

"I'm fine." Ladybug said. We were about to fight them, but the Mime then mimicked a cell and locked us in it. "Apparently, not seeing is believing."

Akuma Dargon and Mr. Ice were about to go over to us, but they then looked and saw The Mime mimed a car.

"Hey, where are you going?" Akuma Dargon asked, but the only thing The Mime did was drive away. "Get back here!"

Then he and Mr. Ice looked and saw that the invisible bars I was gripping had disappeared.

"This wasn't the plan." Mr. Ice said, worried that we were free.

"Grrr! After that mime!" Akuma Dargon said as they went after The Mime.

"What just happened?" Posidacus asked.

"Looks like Dargon doesn't have control over his villain." Ladybug said.

"You got that right." Cat said. "Where's he going?"

"He's one of the actors from the theater troupe, right?" Torna said. "So he's after that bus!"

"Hey, did you see that?" I asked.

"See what?" Apolloid asked as he and the others looked at me curiously.

"When he started miming the car, the bars disappeared." I said. "I bet he can only mime one thing at time. I got an idea. Come on!" We then went after them.

In the streets, The Mime was riding his invisible car with me and Mr. Ice following him.

"What's going on? Why isn't he helping us?" Mr. Ice asked.

"Looks like your lying worked a little too well." I answered. "He's going for the troupe. Looks like you'll have to tell him that if he wants to get revenge, he must help us first."

Back with us, we managed to catch up with the mime and got into his car.

"Nice ride, but if I were you, I would have at least made it a convertible." Cat said.

"Sorry, but it looks like you're too late to catch the bus." I said. Then The Mime gets out of the car.

Back with us, we watched as The Mime left that car and left it running around in the streets.

"Where is he going?" Mr. Ice asked.

I saw the Element Gang and growled. "The Element Gang. Worry about them later, we got to get that mime back." We then went off to catch The Mime.

Back with us, we were still now on a runaway invisible car. Wow, can't believe that actually happened also that I said that as we were going.

"Uh, guys?" Posidacus said as we looked and saw a woman and a child crossing the street.

With frightened looks all around, I searched for the brake. Thanks to my akuma vision, I managed to find the invisible brake and hit it. We all then sighed in relief that we didn't hit her.

"Not bad, for driving an invisible car, 'course, they'll never believe us if we tell them we just saved their lives." Cat said.

We then watched as the two villains accompanying The Mime appeared with Akuma Dargon was on the right and Mr. Ice was on the left as they found and caught up to The Mime.

"Grab him!" Akuma Dargon said as they both jumped to catch him. But, while they did, The Mime mimed that he was putting on a helmet, and rode away on an invisible motorcycle, making the two villains slam into each other. They then started chasing him. After The Mime mimed that motorcycle, the car disappeared and me and the gang fell to the ground.

"He's already off again! We gotta catch up with the bus before he does!" I said as we got up and then left to go after him. We managed to get to the bus before he did.

"Where's the akuma?" Cat said.

"The photo! Remember? He kept a photo of Mylène in his hat." I said. "We just need to grab it."

"How do we do that when he can mime anything at us?" Apolloid asked.

"We'll have to trap him." I said. Then Ladybug used her yo-yo to make a net as The Mime came around, but The Mime dodged the net and jumped on the bus. "Guys, distract him!"

"Gotcha!" Cat said as he and Apolloid use their staffs to distract The Mime.

Back with us, me and Mr. Ice came around and saw the fight.

"Looks like we got a silver lining." I said as we went to join the fight.

Back with us, I tried to reach his hat, but Akuma Dargon came in and attacks me. I dodged it, Cat knocked The Mime off the bus, but Mr. Ice came in and grabbed his hand. Inside the bus, Chris saw The Mime.

"Fred?" Chris said, shocked to see what Mr. Hapèrele had become.

"The Miraculous! Grab Ladybug's earrings!" Mr. Ice said as he pulled The Mime back up to the top of the bus.

"His hat! Grab his hat!" Ladybug said.

"Look out!" Cat said.

The Mime attacked her, but he fell off on a car. He mimicked a chainsaw to saw the ceiling of the car, and told the driver to go on. Mr. Ice then went into attack Cat.

"We got to get the passengers to safety!" I said as I then knocked Akuma Dargon away.

"Need a hand?" Ladybug asked.

"Yeah, cover me!" I said.

"You got it!" She said.

I then went into the bus and said "Stop the bus!"

"El Dragon, what's happening?" Sarah asked.

"One of your actors has been evilized and, for some reason, he's seemed to have it in for your troupe!" I answered.

"Fred?" Sarah said in confusion.

Meanwhile, the Mime headed for the bus and threw arrows at Cat and Apolloid, but they dodged them with their staff. One of the arrows pinched a wheel of the bus, making it out of control. I managed to stop the bus in time.

"Stay inside and don't panic. We'll get this under control." I said.

"El Dragon, I know why he's after us. I took his role from him. But he can perform instead of me! I don't care anymore! Please, just keep us all safe…" Chris said.

"What do you mean you took his role from him? He lost it!" Sarah said.

"Not exactly. There's something I have to tell you." Chris said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ice then used his powers to freeze Cat.

"You have been giving us enough trouble today, now it's time I end it by taking your ring." He said as he walked up to Cat. He was about to grab it, but Icedra came in and kicked him away.

"Oh, no, you don't." Icedra said as he got ready to fight Mr. Ice and Mr. Ice got back up.

"Oh, this is so like you." Mr. Ice said. "The honest avenger. Must be hard not being able to tell a lie."

"At least I'm not a lying snake like you." Icedra said.

"Lies are make this world. The truth only brings pain and suffering. You of all people should know that."

"But the truth is what can keep people safe. Lies only leave with guilt and anger. You might think lies can be an easy road, but I don't. The truth can set one free, but lies only makes a prison of guilt. I've learned that the hard way by lying to my own family. I saw what it can do, which is why I stick by honest." We then watched as ice formed from Icedra's legs. "Whatever lies you put Mr. Haprele in, I will pull him out of. You lies and deceit have already done enough of damage. Now you will see the truth!"

Then the ice formed around his body. Akuma Dargon came around and saw it happening. Then we watched as the ice began to glow violet.

"That light…" Mr. Ice said as he watched.

"But, that means that he's…" Cat said

Then Icedra's eyes glowed within the ice, including two pairs on his shoulders. Then the ice began to crack. Then the ice broke, freeing Icedra. Then Icedra roared and showed his form had changed. He had two heads on his shoulders.

"What!?" Mr. Ice said as he saw Icedra's new form with his jaw dropped. Then he said "You evolved?! No fair!"

"Says the guy who uses lies to win." Icedra said as he got ready to fight.

Then Mr. Ice got ready to attack and said "Blizzard Blast!"

Then Icedra used the two heads on his shoulders and sent a double barrel ice blast at him. The blast seemed even, but Icedra's blast overpowered Mr. Ice's and then froze him completely. The Mime got ready to attack and we got ready to fight him, but Icedra stopped us and said "This guy's mine. Do you think you can handle Dargon?" Then Akuma Dargon went to The Mime's side.

"Will do." I said. Then Icedra went towards The Mime with his heads extended out and those two entered a battle between Icedra's new ice power and The Mime's miming power. Then Akuma Dargon got ready to attack us. "Ladybug!"

"You got it! Lucky Charm!" She said as she used her powers, which gave her a shoe box.

"A shoebox? Great. There better be some explosive boots in there or something." Cat said.

Me and the gang went off to fight Akuma Dargon as Ladybug tried to figure out what the shoe box was for. Ladybug used her Lucky Vision and Sarah's glasses, the bus' light, a Mime poster, and the Eiffel Tower flashed.

"Of course!" She said as she then ran over to the troupe and went to get those items. "Gotta borrow these." she said as she took Sarah's glasses. She then grabbed the Mime poster and said "A watch, a magnifying glass, some light…" she then used the bus' light to project the Mime poster. "Voila! A homemade projector." She then whistled to us and I then saw what she was doing. We then lead Akuma Dargon to where he was right underneath the Tower. I then whistled to Icedra and he saw what we were doing.

"Hey, Mime! Nice poster, don't you think?" Icedra said as he pointed to the projected poster on the Tower.

The Mime saw the poster projection and got angered. He then mimicked a sword and cut the Eiffel Tower in half. Me and the gang then moved out of the way as the Tower was about to fall.

"Hey, Dargon!" I said as I pointed up.

"Huh?" Akuma Dargon said in confusion. He then looked up and saw the Tower falling above him. "Aaaah!" He screamed as he tried to get away, but the Tower fell on him and knocked him out.

The Mime then tried to mime something, but Icedra jumped and said "I don't think so! Tri Ice Blast!" He then blast with all three of his heads and it hit The Mime. The Mime tried to move, but he soon saw that his body was completely frozen. "Just chill out." He said before he turned to me. "El Dragon?"

I saw that he gave me the chance to get The Mime's hat. I then went over to do so.

"Yoink!" I said as I took his hat off. I then got the photo out and ripped it, releasing the akuma.

"No more unspeakable crimes for you, akuma." I said as I put my staff in capture mode. "Time to de-evilize!" I then caught the akuma. "Gotcha!" I then released it as a purified butterfly. "Goodbye, little guy."

"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug said as she tossed the shoe box into the air.

It exploded into a blast of energy, its energy turning everything back to normal. Then the akuma energy turned The Mime back into Mr. Haprèle.

"What happened? How did I…get here?" Mr. Haprèle said as he tried to figure out what happened.

"Pound it!" Me, Ladybug, and Cat said as we pounded for another victory.

"Looks like our act's out. Mr. Ice!" Akuma Dargon said as he got back up, Mr. Ice went over to him and they both left in a shadow.

"I'm so sorry I didn't believe you, Fred." Sarah said as she went over to Mr. Haprèle.

"I'm sorry too. I was so desperate to perform that I lied to you about where we were meeting up." Mr. Haprèle said. We then heard Ladybug's Miraculous beep and knew what it meant.

"Time to scram!" I said as we left to transform back.

After we got back to Goussainville, I transformed back into my normal self, tossed Mr. Ice away, and went to my room, that numbskull of a lair transforming back into his human form as he slid down and laid against the wall.

"The show's not over yet, Element Gang. You just wait. There's still a last act to come when you least expect it." I said angrily.

Outside the Louvre, me and the gang went to get Alya's phone back.

"Got it!" I said as I grabbed the phone out of the trashcan.

At the Eiffel Tower, The Mime show was about to start. Adrien saw Marinette and he moved to another seat for her. Marinette looked at him with a big smile as she took her seat next to him. I then took a seat between Alya and Ali.

"Hey, did you bring my phone?" Alya asked.

I gave her a sheepish smile and nodded "yes", still worried that she would hurt me.

Outside the theatre, we were talking about how amazing the show was.

"That was amazing!" I said.

"Eh, I think it would've been better as a movie." Jay said.

"Speaking of calling, there's something I gotta tell you, Alya. I…accidentally erased your Ladybug video on your phone, and then, when I tried to fix the problem, I dropped the phone in a dumpster and now it haves the stench on it, and I'm sorry, so, so, so sorry. I know how much that video meant to you and I'm the worse of friends." I said as I hung my head. I was expecting a yell, but I rose my head in shock as I heard her laugh.

"Ah, ha, ha! Chillax, dude. If there's anyone on this earth who knows about your clumsiness, it's me, your BFF!" Alya said.

"So… You're not angry?" I said.

"Well, you should've just come clean and told me in the first place. But no, we're cool. Besides, I uploaded the video onto my Ladyblog before I showed it to you."

"I'm so lucky to have a friend like you! Now that we're good, I guess I don't have to worry about getting a pounding. Though I think there'll be more surprises on the way." I said, surprised by that.

"Screw up or no screw-up, you know I love surprises!" Alya said, surprised as me.

"Well then, you see that theater over there? There's something inside for you, on the stage." I said as me and the others left.

Inside the theater, Alya saw me as El Dragon, Cat Noir, and Ladybug.

"Hello! Alya, right?" Ladybug said. "Last time I saw you, I was in a hurry, but I've got a bit more time now if you want to interview me for your Ladyblog. I even brought Cat Noir and El Dragon to help out."

"No… Seriously? Do I! Do I!" Alya said.

"Have a seat." I said as she then took a seat.

"You don't know me, but FYI, this is like the biggest moment of my life." Alya said.

After the interview, we then left and transformed back into our normal selves.

"Alya's lucky to have you guys as a friends too, you know!" Nooroo said. Then he and the other kwamis went back into hiding as Alya exited the theater. She recorded the whole interview.

"Show me!" I said.

"Only after I put it on my blog! There's no way I'm gonna lose this video!" Alya said, making sure I wouldn't delete it.

"Hey!" I said, offended by that.

We all then shared a laugh as we went home.

Well, that villain put a new definition in silent, but deadly. I guess this'll be a lesson to always tell the truth about a bad situation, especially to my friends. Now half of us elementals are evolved and are already outmatching the Akuma Gang. Now we're bringing our A game.