The change takes place after Alya has transformed and made it to her bedroom, tricking Senti-Bubbler into thinking she was in the bathroom instead. From there, only the parts that are mentioned are the changes from the original aired episode.


"You got a plan?" Trixx asked through a mouth of grape.

Alya crouched down in front of her door, nodding "Uh huh. Shadowmoth and his Senti-Bubbler don't know I have my Miraculous with me. I'm going to use it to make them believe everything is going according to their plan." the teen whispered.

Tossing the last of the grape up in the air, Trixx caught it in her mouth, chewing while she asked "You're gonna create an illusion of Ladybug?"

Nodding, and glancing to the side, Alya continued to whisper "Yup, but first Cat Noir needs to know what's going on. Trixx, let's pounce." Pulling her flute from her back once she was transformed allowed the teen to think of all the angles before deciding what she should've done in the first place. The call screen came up, making her take a deep breath before the feline superhero answered.

Feeling his baton vibrate on his back, Cat Noir pulled up the tube, only to see the symbol of the fox on his pop-up screen. "Rena? Are you with Ladybug?"

"No," Rena let out the breath she had been holding, "but I need you to know what's going on. Senit-Bubbler has my family-"

"Your family?"

"Cat Noir." She knew doing this would taint her friendship with Marinette, but since Shadowmoth already knew her secret identity – "It's me Alya Césaire from the Ladyblog. I don't have much time to talk, so I have to make this brief. Shadowmoth is using my family to try and get both yours and Ladybug's Miraculous, but he doesn't know that I already have mine."

The shock at finding out that Alya, one of his friends was Rena Rouge the entire time steeled Cat Noir's resolve. "What do you need from me?"

"For right now, I need you to keep your distance, or Senti-Bubbler will send my family, best friend and boyfriend into space." there was no way she could keep the fear out of her voice, allowing Cat Noir to hear it clearly through the phone. "I'm going to create a fake Ladybug, so the real one can get the drop on Senti-Bubbler, and if he's close Shadowmoth too."

"I understand, and I'll be on call if you and Ladybug need me."

"Thank you, Cat Noir." Alya hung up the phone seconds later, before spinning the flute around in her hand "Mirage." A moment later, the creation of both her and Ladybug appeared, one in the bathroom, the other from several blocks away. Seeing the mirage of his lady running across the rooftop, he naturally made to follow, only to remember what Rena had said and decided to go around, keeping his distance but watching to see if Shadowmoth was around.

Marinette watched as her doppelganger ran across the rooftops, leaping over chimneys on her way to the Césaire residence. "Rena Rouge has gone into action, Tikki! I knew Alya could handle it." A moment later, she saw her partner, running close by, but seemingly circling around. "What is Cat Noir doing?! He could ruin the whole thing if he touches even one of those mirages!"

"Is it possible that Alya told him what's going on?" Tikki asked.

"Yes, but we have to make sure." Using her hands and feet, she started to spin the bubble so that it brought her closer to the roof her partner landed upon. "Cat Noir!"

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng! Hang on, I'll get you out of there."

"No! I don't know if Senti-Bubbler can feel it if one of his bubbles pops, and if that happens~!"

"He'll send the Césaire family, and Alya's boyfriend into space. Yeah, she already told me." He shook his head. "I just – I feel helpless right now!"

That caused Marinette to smile a little "How do you think I feel?" Crossing her arms and legs so that she sat down in the bubble, the teen sighed. "Any idea what the plan is?"

"From what Rena said, she's going to make illusions of Ladybug, in order to draw Senti-Bubbler away, and if he's around, Shadowmoth out of hiding so that she can get the drop on him." Cat Noir gave the teen a smile "I'm acting as lookout, but I would rather be doing more than just sitting on the sidelines watching."

"That's smart, but how would Ladybug get the drop on Shadowmoth?"

"I don't know. She didn't advise me on that part of the plan."

Reaching up to rub at her chin, Marinette nodded "The only way to draw out Shadowmoth is if you were to intercept Senti-Bubbler while the illusion of Ladybug left."

"Shadowmoth would have to give chase! Wow, and here I only thought Ladybug was that brilliant!" Giving her a wink, he watched as Marinette's face warmed up, causing a blush to cover her cheeks. Barely a minute later, they watched as Ladybug bolted out of the apartment with the Senti-Bubbler giving chase. "Showtime!" As he ran to intercept the colorful villain, the secret hero made her way up a little farther to watch the action while Rena transformed back into Alya.

Thinking quickly, Marinette pulled her cell phone from her clutch, and dialed her best friend. At the sound of her cell ringing, Alya looked at the screen only to see Marinette's face. "Hey, girl!"

"Great plan so far, Alya." She then saw Shadowmoth returning to double team Cat Noir. "We're going to need another illusion, something that allows me to transform."

"On it!" Alya smiled as she watched Trixx finish the last of her grape.

"Cat Noir! Behind you!" Marinette shouted.

Within seconds the ambush was sprung with Shadowmoth using his cane like a golf club to send Cat Noir flying backward. Upon landing, he found himself surrounded by a bubble, care of Senti-Bubbler. Shaking his head, the teen smirked "Nice try, but this won't hold me!"

"Don't do it, Cat Noir!" Marinette shouted. "They'll just recapture you as you fall, and wait until you transform back."

Turning to look at Marinette, he saw the near desperation in her eyes, and nodded. "I hate to say it, but you're right. Popping the bubble would be too reckless." Several seconds later, a text came in on the raven-haired teen's phone, prompting her to get ready, before a flash slid over the entire bubble.

"What happened, Marinette?" Tikki asked from her hip.

"Alya must've created an illusion of our bubble with me sitting there, while hiding the real me from sight." Marinette smiled "Tikki, spots on." she whispered at the end, causing her to transform into her superhero alter-ego. Seeing that Shadowmoth had changed position to where he was in an alleyway, she shook her head. "He must have something with him to control the Senti-monster, but-" a sudden realization came over her. "I don't need the object, I just need to make him~! Lucky Charm!" She then opened up her yo-yo, and pulled out both the glasses and the hair comb. "Kaalki, Tikki and Pollen, unify!" Feeling the magic swirl over her body, she could feel the beginnings of exhaustion taking its toll on her. "I'm only going to get one shot at this." Replacing her yo-yo on her hip, she pulled up her top. "Venom. Voyage."

Shadowmoth was still watching Senti-Bubbler when he felt something pierce his shoulder, his eyes barely widening before he was fully paralyzed. Landing in front of him, the newly crowned Pega-bugs stepped up to her nemesis, and casually plucked the coffee cup from his hand. "Senti-Bubbler, I order you to send everyone back into the Césaire residence, safely, and to pop Cat Noir's bubble."

Within a matter of seconds, the Senti-monster did as it was bid, popping each of the bubbles the moment they landed in the living room. Rena Rouge, having retreated to her bedroom, undid her illusion of Marinette, and transformed back into Alya. Upon hearing the pops, she rushed out the door and embraced her family. "You're alright! I was so scared!" Nino then came up and hugged her, kissing the girl on the lips right in front of her family.

"Not half as scared as I was." Nino commented moments before Hannibal crawled onto his bill. Looking over the edge of it, the teen took a step back before giving the small creature a smile. "Yeah, even more scared than I was of you." Alya scooped the tarantula from his bill and handed him to her father.

"Looks like we have at least one of the family's support for Nino." Otis joked, causing everyone to laugh.

"Make that two." Alya countered, giving her boyfriend a hug. Seconds later, the miraculous ladybugs cleaned up everything, repairing the damage to the table, and anything else in Paris.

Pega-bugs, meanwhile, stood with Shadowmoth, her partner running up as the Senti-monster dissipated. "I know that Rena Rouge should be here with us, but – pound it?" Cat Noir asked.

"Pound it." Pega-bugs countered as their fists made contact. "Now, how about we find out who you truly are, Shadowmoth?" Reaching out, she pulled off both Miraculous' from his chest, the purple energy dissipating until all that stood in front of them, was a man who knew he had lost everything.

"Gabriel~?" Pega-bugs breathed out.

"~Agreste?" only for Cat Noir to complete her sentence while taking a step back.

To be Continued...


I watched the episode of Senti-Bubbler, and although commercially speaking (yes, the people behind Miraculous want a full season) it makes sense to draw out full episodes, but narratively, a single change could've ended the entire season with the next episode being one of discovery about the Miraculous, and the rest of the season about what comes after.

Do you agree? Disagree? Think the addition of Pollen into the mix was just fanciful storytelling? or that Marinette wouldn't have been smart enough to think that stabbing someone with a paralytic would yield positive results?

Either way, let me know. I'd love your take on what I've done here.