Scene: The Seine, Marinette is seen jogging over a bridge. She sees an advertisement of the Alliance rings as she stops jogging.
Gabriel: (advertisement voice-over) The ties that bind us are precious, unique. "Alliance". Alliance informs.
Adrien: (from the advertisement, after pressing the Alliance ring) Alliance, can you please tell me what the square root of 71,174 is?
Tikki: I thought Adrien was no longer a model, thanks to you, Marinette?
Marinette: He isn't, Tikki. What you're looking at is a digitized 3D model of Adrien. (From the advertisement, Adrien is seen sitting on a bench in a park.)
Alliance Lila: (on the advertisement) Careful, Adrien! An akuma has appeared at the Louvre!
Tikki: Wow, he looks so... real! (Marinette smiles with flushed cheeks.) You, on the other hand, are still in love with the real Adrien.
Marinette: Oh, no, that's over! As long as I'm— (looks around and whispers) As long as I'm Ladybug, I refuse to be in love with Adrien or anyone else. I lost possession of the Miraculous because of love, so thanks but no thanks! (continues to jog in the streets. In the advertisement, Lila is seen walking while Adrien is running on a sidewalk until they meet each other.)
"Girl, you don't have to give up on love just because of what happened. What are you planning to do: become a single old maid with a dozen cats?!" Alya asked her best friend in disbelief.
"I don't think so. I think one cat is enough in my life," Marinette jokingly said as she pointed at her boyfriend, making everyone else chuckle in agreement while Adrien playfully pouted.
Lila: (on the advertisement) Alliance, where can I find the best shoes around here?
Alliance Adrien: (on the advertisement) 500 feet down the street is a Gabriel store. (As Marinette continues to jog, The Owl is seen climbing up the billboard to rescue a cat. She stops over to check him out.)
The Owl: Kitty, kitty, come here, boy! Mama Michelle will be so sad if you don't come home.
(The cat pounces on his head, causing him to lose balance from the billboard and fall down. Luckily, his cape gets caught on the ladder. His mask unfortunately falls down the pavement and gets run over by a car and gets broken.)
"Am I up to my clumsy antics again?" Mr. Damocles asked as he facepalmed in embarrassment while everyone else cringed.
"Apparently so," Angel answered as she shrugged.
Marinette: (rushing in to save The Owl) Quick, Tikki—
Fake Ladybug: Hold on, I'm coming! (climbs up to save the Owl) Don't be afraid. Give me your hand! (The Owl reaches out for her hand and pulls him from the ladder, causing the both of them to fall on their rears on the platform. As Marinette runs to them to give them a scolding, the two get off the platform.)
"Who's that obviously fake Ladybug?!" Sabrina asked curiously as well as everyone else in the audience.
"She sounds really familiar. I think I know her," Marinette said with a thoughtful frown as soon as she heard the fake Ladybug's voice on-screen.
The Owl: Thank you for rescuing me, Ladybug!
"Apparently, not so obviously fake," Marinette said as she frowned at her blushing principal for mistaking a girl in a Ladybug suit for the actual Ladybug on-screen while everyone else chuckled in amusement.
Fake Ladybug: Oh, you're welcome! You gotta know when to step in. That's the only way you can change things in life!
Marinette: Socqueline?
"Socqueline?! Socqueline Wang?!" Marinette asked Angel who nodded in confirmation as some people (like the Dupain-Chengs, Mr. Damocles, and Miss Bustier) now murmured in familiarity. "Wow! I haven't talked to her in a long time."
"Um, who?" Alya asked, never having heard of Socqueline before as well as some others in the audience.
"Socqueline is an old friend of mine. She was my closest friend in my first years at Francoise Dupont before you came along. She's a year ahead of us, so she doesn't go to our school anymore," Marinette began explaining about her old friend.
"Well, I don't remember her," Chloe said much to Marinette's astonishment.
"Really, Chloe?! She was the girl who always stood up to you in my defense whenever you picked on me. Chinese? Pigtails? Glasses? Still doesn't ring a bell?!" Marinette asked her former arch-rival in exasperation but Chloe just had a blank look on her face. "Maybe once you see her face again, you'll start to remember."
"Really? She always defended you against Chloe?!" Alya asked, becoming impressed with her best friend's old friend.
"It's kind of ironic now, but she was sort of a hero of mine. That's why I had my hair in pigtails. Sort of a way to remember her as she's no longer at our school," Marinette said, slightly smiling as she thought about Socqueline.
"Anyway, let's get back to it!" Angel said as she replayed the episode.
Fake Ladybug: (panics) W-What? No, I'm Ladybug! Just a normal superhero. (salutes) Bug out!
The Owl: (fancily makes his escape) Yeah! Hoo-hoo-hoo! Owl mist! (throws a smoke bomb on the ground and runs away. Marinette remains to be confused after The Owl and "Ladybug" flee.)
Tikki: Do you know her, Marinette?
Marinette: Um, maybe. You know what, Tikki? It's time to go buy some paint! (runs to the opposite direction)
Tikki: Huh? What's that got to do with anything?
"Yeah, what's paint got to do with anything?" Adrien asked his girlfriend, confused like everyone else (except for the Dupain-Chengs).
"Socqueline's family owns an art shop where my mom here gets her painting supplies for her class," Marinette explained and everyone else nodded in understanding.
Scene: Interior, the Dupain-Cheng's Residence. Marinette rushes in their living room and goes upstairs. Sabine is seen drinking her tea.
Marinette: (runs upstairs) Mom! You need paint for your class, don't you?
Sabine: Well, I still have a little left but…
Marinette: (slides on the staircase rails and is seen wearing her casual fit) Cool! I'll go get some and bring 'em right back. Love ya! (closes the door)
Scene: Les Olympiades. Marinette puts her helmet inside her scooter and rides the escalator.
Tikki: (from her purse) What are we really doing, Marinette?
Marinette: That fake Ladybug from this morning… I think it was Socqueline, a school friend from last year! Knowing her, I'm sure she means well. But I have to convince her to stop putting herself in danger like that.
Tikki: You're not gonna tell her you're the real Ladybug, are you?
Marinette: Of course not. She can't suspect anything. (Marinette reaches the end of the escalator. Meanwhile, Socqueline is seen opening their arts and crafts store and yawns as she goes inside. Marinette sneaks outside the store and enters as well while Socqueline is still organizing the products on the shelves.)
"Oh! Now I remember her! She kicked my phone and broke it!" Chloe said in annoyance as she got a clear view of Socqueline's face.
"Actually, that was my phone, Chloe," Sabrina pointed out to her best friend.
"She takes gymnastics and taekwondo," Marinette explained after the people who didn't know Socqueline looked at her in confusion.
Marinette: Hi, Socqueline!
Socqueline: (becomes a bit hesitant but turns around to see Marinette eventually) Marinette! It's been a while! (The two girls share their greetings by kissing each other on the cheeks.)
Marinette: Too long. So, what have you been up to?
Socqueline: Well, high school's a big change but it's awesome as it turns out. How's school for you?
Marinette: It's alright.
Socqueline: Really? Even with Chloé?
Marinette: Oh, she's just as awful as ever but I've learned to deal with her. She's become the least of my worries.
Socqueline: Phew, that's good to hear. I was worried about leaving you with that monster. (Marinette smiles at her remark. Seen at the entrance door, Mr. Damocles has entered the store.)
"OK, I'm not gonna say anything because I'm becoming nice now…and you're correct," Chloe reluctantly said as everyone else chuckled in amusement.
Alliance Lila: (voice-over, from the Alliance ring) You have arrived at your destination, Denis. (Mr. Damocles starts to wander around the store.)
"Denis," Kim said as he snickered at his principal's first name, but stopped once Mr. Damocles gave him a stern frown. "Not that it's a funny name, sir. It's just…funny to hear your principal's first name. That's all," Kim quickly excused himself in which the principal's stern frown slowly faded.
"So, those rings are finally distributed to the public?" Marinette asked curiously and nervously as well as the rest of the audience in which Angel nodded in confirmation.
Marinette: I've changed a lot, too, you know? And so have you, right? Any new activities?
Socqueline: Oh, same old: gymnastics, taekwondo, helping Mom with the shop now and then. Looking for something in particular?
Marinette: Yes, answers! (realizes what she was saying) Uh— I mean, paint! Paint for my mother. Red and then black, if you know what I mean…?
Socqueline: Of course! The usual colors. Please, Alliance, do we have any Vine Black and Poppy Red in stock?
Alliance Adrien: (from the Alliance ring) There are 6 tubes left in 12-milliliter packs. Do you want to add them to your order?
Marinette: Wow! It's the first time I've ever seen Alliance in person!
Socqueline: Oh, it's a life changer! It's got everything: phone, calendar, GPS, step counter; it's even got games! Wanna try it? (gives Marinette her Alliance ring) The ring is tactile, but it works even better with your voice. Just start with the magic words: "Please, Alliance." (The Alliance ring turns on again.) How many steps have I walked today?
Alliance Adrien: You've walked 52,034 steps, Socqueline. That's more than average for people your age. Well done!
Marinette: Yeah, it's… awesome!
"Yeah, those rings would be awesome, dudes. If they weren't majorly used for evil that is," Nino noted in which the audience murmured in agreement while mesmerized by the Alliance rings on-screen.
Socqueline: Right? It's like having an Adrien all to yourself! Such a dream! And it gets better: you can even download skins and change his outfits! (switches Alliance Adrien into different skins on the ring)
"OK, that weirds me out," Adrien noted with a cringed face about the outfit-changing feature to his image on the Alliance ring on-screen.
Marinette: This is so weird! You can hardly tell the difference between this and the real Adrien!
Socqueline: (bewildered) What? You know him?
"I take it she's a fan of mine?" Adrien asked his girlfriend about Socqueline with a chuckle.
"Well, we've never really talked about you before since I barely knew you existed beyond your billboard images, but apparently she is," Marinette answered as she shrugged.
Marinette: Oh, not that well. Let's just say he sits in front of me in class.
Socqueline: Ohh! You're so lucky! Gah! I totally should've stayed back a year. So, what's he like? Someone who's good-looking as him is probably seriously stand-offish.
"If that's what that girl seriously thinks of Adrien, why is she even a fan of his?!" Kagami asked in slight exasperation with everyone else chuckling in agreement.
Marinette: (mesmerized) Totally the opposite. He's super nice, humble, a little lost…
(As Marinette begins to endearingly describe Adrien to Socqueline, Mr. Damocles continues to wander off the shelves in the store.) It's his first time at school, you know. Until his mother disappeared, he'd only ever been homeschooled. Nobody knows this but being a model wasn't what he wanted to do in life at all. He couldn't bring himself to tell his father, so I helped Adrien confront him. He was really touched.
"You don't know Adrien all that well, huh?" Rose teasingly asked her friend who blushed in embarrassment while everyone else (especially Adrien) laughed in amusement.
Socqueline: Wow! You two actually are close! (gasps) Don't tell me that…
Marinette: Over time, I guess we did become closer. We found that we got a lot in common.
Socqueline: (continues to gush over everything Marinette said) Wow! No wonder Chloé's the least of your worries. You two are together!
"Boy, is that girl gonna freak out in excitement once she finds out that you are actually dating Adrien!" Alya pointed out in which everyone else chuckled in agreement.
Marinette: No! No! We're not! We're just friends, nothing more. It's like you: you're just a high school girl who sometimes helps her mom, (a little lilt on her voice) and nothing else, right?
Socqueline: (with slight nervousness) U-Um, exactly! (The conversation between Marinette and Socqueline gets cut off when Mr. Damocles clumsily drops a product from the shelf.)
Mr. Damocles: Oops.
Marinette: Just like Mr. Damocles; he's just a principal, right?
Mr. Damocles: No, I am not a principal, I'm a superhero. I-I mean, it's the other way around. Darn.
Marinette: Well, it's a good thing you're not trying to be a superhero (to Socqueline) because it's very dangerous to do the same thing they do when you don't have magical powers and supersuits!
"Sorry about that, Mr. Damocles. It seems that I'm just trying to make a point to Socqueline, so that she won't try to imitate me as Ladybug again," Marinette apologized to her school principal.
"I understand, Marinette," Mr. Damocles said to his superhero student with a nod in forgiveness.
Socqueline: Yeah… well, what if it's a relief for Ladybug to have people help her?
Marinette: No way would she want that. It's too risky!
Socqueline: Yes, but you gotta know when to step in. That's the only way you can change things in life!
Marinette: I know. You told me that last year, but in this circumstance, it's Ladybug's job to take risks, and no one else's! Because if everyone takes risks, then Ladybug may have to take more risks in order to deal with their risks, which is even riskier!
Mr. Damocles: (whispers to Socqueline) Sounds like someone's jealous because she wants to be a superhero.
"Did our principal just seriously say that?!" Alya asked in shock as she and everybody gave small glares towards the blushing school principal.
"I have to say that it is pretty immature of you to say, sir," Miss Bustier pointed out to her boss in exasperation.
"I know. I know. It's very childish of me to say that," Mr. Damocles said as he still blushed in embarrassment.
Marinette: (furiously) I do not! I'm Marinette! I'm very happy to be a normal girl, with a normal life, and so should everyone else! (Mr. Damocles becomes subtly offended by Marinette's words, which makes him sad.)
Socqueline: Okay…? You know what? I'm gonna take care of Mr. Damocles and we can continue this afterwards. (to Mr. Damocles and walks away with him) So, how may I help you?
Marinette: (walks behind a shelf to talk to Tikki) What if I was wrong? Socqueline is acting so normal. She isn't getting flustered at all! What if she's not the fake Ladybug from earlier?
Tikki: Maybe she's just a better liar than you?
Marinette: The only way to know for sure is to know for sure. Please, Alliance…
Tikki: Marinette, no!
Marinette: (discovers that Socqueline really is the earlier "Ladybug" from the Alliance ring) I knew it! (A warning alert appears on the ring and proceeds to play a news broadcast.)
Nadja Chamack: Yet another experiment by Dr. Anne-Jeanne Théoxanne du Bocquale gone wrong! Her tyrannosaurus-pigeon hybrid dinos are on the loose. Will this reopen a debate on the need for these flying beasts?
"Wow! Not only we got a terrorist on the loose in the city, but apparently a wacko scientist making dinosaur pigeons!" Alix said in exasperation in which everybody else murmured in agreement, shocked by what they saw.
Marinette: (gasps) I'll be right back! (rushes outside after seeing the news and hides behind a wall) It's time for the real Ladybug to step in! Tikki, spots on! (transforms into Ladybug. On top of the buildings, a dinosaur is seen flying as Ladybug hurls her yo-yo at its feet to capture it. She gets pulled by the dinosaur upon catching it.)
Scene: Les Olympiades. Back at the arts and crafts store, Socqueline is choosing the perfect mask for Mr. Damocles' superhero alter ego.
Socqueline: (places a mask in front of Mr. Damocles' face) How about this one?
Mr. Damocles: I just can't tell anymore. What if I was doing more harm than good as a superhero? Because of me, Ladybug almost fell from a billboard this morning.
Socqueline: But no one was injured, right? What matters is that you can keep fulfilling your true mission: being an excellent principal. And that's heroic! (grabs another style of mask) How about this one? Let me add it to my… (realizes that her Alliance isn't worn on her finger at that moment)
Mr. Damocles: (crestfallen) It's pointless. It's pointless now.
Socqueline: It's on me, for the super principal of Françoise Dupont High School! (Mr. Damocles sighs heavily and walks out the store with his head down as Marinette rushes back in.)
Marinette: Have a good day, Mr. Damocles! (stops before Socqueline) Oh, I'm such an airhead. I forgot to lock my scooter!
Socqueline: (laughs) At least some things never change. Can I have my Alliance back? I need it to place the orders.
Marinette: Oh! Sorry. (about to take off the ring but activates it instead)
Alliance Adrien: Socqueline, you've covered a hundred and thirty-five kilometers in fifteen minutes. That's more than average for people your age. Well done! (Marinette gasps in panic that the information blurted out by Alliance might hint about her alter-ego.)
"UGH! I am such an airhead!" Marinette exclaimed as she facepalmed at her mistake on-screen.
Socqueline: What did you do with my Alliance? You got superpowers or something?
Marinette: (nervously) I must've done something to screw up the controls…?
Socqueline: Oh, that's okay. It's probably just a bug. Please, Alliance, settings. (Marinette sighs in relief.)
"WHEW!" Marinette loudly sighed in relief along with everyone else that her Ladybug secret is still safe.
Scene: Interior, the Agreste mansion, in Gabriel's atelier. Gabriel is on his monitor formulating new designs for his brand when his Alliance ring blares, which alerts him. He then proceeds to his lair.
Gabriel: Alliance, what's happening?
Alliance Emilie: Warning threshold exceeded. Data beyond normal human capabilities have been recorded on an Alliance. Socqueline Wang. 135 kilometers covered between 11:02 am and 11:12 am. Lives in the Helsinki Tower, 13th arrondissement. 10th grader at Claude Monet High School. Winner of the Grand Prix gymnastics 3 years in a row.
"Apparently, when you get abnormal physical stats recorded on your ring, Mr. Agreste gets notified and will suspect you of being a superhero," Angel explained the situation much to everyone else's shock.
"OK, that's bordering on cyber-stalking!" Alya exclaimed in which everyone else murmured in agreement with frowns on their faces.
"And since I accidentally took Socqueline's ring with me while I was Ladybug, he now suspects she's actually Ladybug, right?" Marinette rhetorically and nervously asked as she facepalmed at another mistake on-screen in which Angel nodded in confirmation.
Gabriel: Ladybug's last appearance?
Clara Contard: (from the Alliance ring, showing a coverage of Ladybug capturing the dinosaur) Ladybug once again saved Paris today.
Alliance Emilie: Same time duration.
Gabriel: Hello, Ladybug. Nooroo, dark wings, rise! (transforms into Monarch)
Monarch: Now that I know who you are, let's see who I can send you. (proceeds to read negative emotions from other people's minds)
Parisian 1: Stupid traffic jams!
Parisian 2: Huh? What did I just step in?
Mr. Damocles: (voice only) Socqueline's right. Maybe I should just stop trying to be a hero and just focus on being a good principal.
Monarch: Ah, a poor lost soul discouraged from being a superhero by Ladybug herself. Perfect! Kaalki, your power is now mine! (Kaalki's pod flies over to Monarch and comes into contact with his ring with the horse emblem, which then sucks Kaalki into the ring. A white butterfly goes into his hands and creates a megakuma.) Voyage, my megakuma!
(Monarch creates a portal for his megakuma which then teleports to where Mr. Damocles is walking, devastated. The megakuma enters the mask Mr. Damocles is holding. He says from his lair) Darker Owl, I am Monarch. This young lady has diverted you from your true calling as a superhero.
"I thought Monarch was giving him Daizzi's powers?!" Kaalki asked as soon as she saw her power of teleportation being used on-screen.
"He will. He just uses your power of teleportation every time he sends an akuma, so that they can get to their targets faster," Angel explained and everyone else nodded in understanding.
Mr. Damocles: But what if she's right?
Monarch: (from his lair) Except she's not just any young girl. She's Ladybug!
Mr. Damocles: No! She can't be! Ladybug has always supported me!
Monarch: (from his lair) That's what she wanted you to believe, but in reality, she's doing everything she can to stop you! She and Cat Noir believed that being a superhero is a right only to them. Unlike Ladybug and Cat Noir, I like to share. Daizzi, your power is now mine! (Daizzi's pod flies towards Monarch's ring and touches the one with the Pig Miraculous emblem.) Transfer! (presses the ring and transmits the power of Jubilation through Mr. Damocles' Alliance ring) I am giving you the power of Jubilation, with which you will trap your enemies in their deepest desires.
"This is how he's able to transfer specific Miraculous powers to his supervillains," Angel explained further about the Alliance rings in which everyone else murmured in understanding. Meanwhile, Daizzi whimpered at the thought of his superpower being used for evil with Rose trying to comfort him.
Mr. Damocles: I will cease Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous and there will be only one superhero left in Paris: the Darker Owl! (the megakuma takes over him and transforms him into the Darker Owl)
Scene: Les Olympiades, at Socqueline's arts and crafts shop. Socqueline is setting up a new Alliance ring for Marinette.
Alliance Adrien: Return to Factory Settings. Hello, I am Alliance. What is your name, please?
Socqueline: There! Like new!
Alliance Adrien: Hello, There Like New! (Marinette and Socqueline share a laugh.)
Marinette: Phew. Alright, I'll be on my way now!
Socqueline: Marinette, wait. (Marinette stops in panic…) Don't forget your mom's order! (...and exhales in relief. Outside, by her scooter, Marinette puts the paint she ordered in the scooter's compartment and wears her helmet.)
Tikki: But… you didn't convince your friend to stop pretending to be Ladybug!
Marinette: How am I supposed to do that without telling her I'm Ladybug? How do you want me to talk to her without talking to her, and to unmask her without actually unmasking her?
"Wasn't that the reason you came to your old friend in the first place?!" Kagami asked in exasperation towards her friend who blushed in embarrassment.
Tikki: (glares at her, in a scolding tone) Marinette.
Marinette: Fine. I'll go back. (throws her keys inside the scooter's basket. Back at the arts and crafts shop, Socqueline is still setting up her Alliance ring.)
Alliance Adrien: What is your name, please?
Socqueline: Socq— (Just then, Darker Owl barges in the arts and crafts store which sends Socqueline in panic.)
Darker Owl: Ladybug!
Alliance Adrien: Hello, Ladybug!
Socqueline: Mr. Damocles?
Darker Owl: No. I am the Darker Owl and you're going to give me your Miraculous! Hoo-hoo!
Socqueline: (while opening a voice recorder on her Alliance ring from behind) The megakuma's in your mask, right?
Darker Owl: Still as clever as always, Ladybug!
Socqueline: I'm not Ladybug! (Socqueline throws some painting materials at Darker Owl and blocks them. She then runs to hide behind a shelf.)
Darker Owl: That's exactly what Ladybug would say.
Socqueline: (continues to throw objects at Darker Owl) No, I just dress up as Ladybug, that's all!
"Oh, so now she admits it!" Alya said in exasperation along with everyone else towards Socqueline on-screen.
Marinette: (escapes from the store) She's played Ladybug so many times that Monarch is onto her! We're too late, Tikki! (Back in the arts and crafts store…)
Darker Owl: We'll see if you're really Ladybug once you've given me your earrings as a gift! (uses the power of the Pig Miraculous by firing his gun at Socqueline and uses the power of Gift, which shows Socqueline an illusion of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Ladybug: (from the Pig Miraculous' illusion) Thanks for helping us!
Cat Noir: (from the Pig Miraculous' illusion) We couldn't have done it without you.
Ladybug, Cat Noir and Socqueline: (from the Pig Miraculous' illusion) Pound it!
Darker Owl: (approaches Socqueline and snatches her earrings while she's trapped in the illusion) Nothing? No kwami?
Monarch: (from his lair) So this Socqueline is not the real Ladybug? But that doesn't matter, Darker Owl. She can still help us! (Ladybug swings in the arts and crafts store. She looks around for Socqueline only to find Socqueline's Alliance ring left on the ground, blinking. Ladybug picks it up and opens up Socqueline's recording while Darker Owl is holding her hostage.)
Socqueline: (in the voice recording) The megakuma's in your mask, right?
Darker Owl: (in the voice recording) Still as clever as always, Ladybug! (The recording closes.)
Scene: Interior, the Agreste mansion, in Adrien's room. Adrien is seen playing a video game with a long face while Plagg is playing with his Alliance ring.
Plagg: Are you going to deliver my cheese, you imbecilic ring?
"We're undetectable by technology, you cheese-loving imbecile!" Tikki said in exasperation towards Plagg as she slapped his head much to his annoyance and everyone else's amusement.
Adrien: The Alliance can't hear you, Plagg. You're undetectable by technology. (A transmission of the Darker Owl pops out from the Alliance ring, which alerts Adrien.)
Darker Owl: (from the transmission) Ladybug, Cat Noir, how are you? Hoo-hoo! If you don't bring me your Miraculous, then this girl will fall into that can of paint! (shows Socqueline hostage in the transmission) Hoo-hoo! (The transmission ends.)
Adrien: The Dark Owl is back? Plagg, claws out! (transforms into Cat Noir)
Scene: Les Olympiades. Socqueline is seen tied up in the air upside down, struggling to break free. The Darker Owl laughs maniacally standing on the ground. The battle begins as Ladybug hurls her yo-yo at the Darker Owl.
Ladybug: Let the girl go, Dark Owl!
Darker Owl: Look at my outfit, Ladybug. I am now the Darker Owl! Hoo-hoo! (Cat Noir enters the scene as he jumps on the roof.)
Cat Noir: Heads up, m'lady. Smells like a trap!
Darker Owl: Of course, it's a trap! And the idea behind every good trap is that you can't escape it! (Darker Owl presses his remote control which releases Socqueline's captivity. This sends Socqueline falling head first to the ground, to Ladybug's panic.)
Ladybug: Cat Noir!
Cat Noir: I'm on it! (vaults up to save Socqueline)
Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (summons her power and gets an alarm clock) An alarm clock? (She uses her Lucky Vision but finds nothing. Cat Noir jumps in the air and successfully catches Socqueline from falling. He then removes her rope ties.)
"What am I supposed to do with an alarm clock?!" Marinette asked in exasperation and confusion along with everyone else towards the Lucky Charm she's been given on-screen.
Cat Noir: (to Socqueline) Quick, hide! (Socqueline runs away. The Darker Owl, on the other hand, points his hook at Cat Noir to capture him, which Ladybug immediately sees and warns him quickly.)
Ladybug: Cat Noir! (The two heroes topple on each other, to the Darker Owl's advantage. He laughs evilly and quickly fires his gun with the Pig Miraculous' power at Ladybug and Cat Noir, using the power of Jubilation.)
"Now you two are hypnotized by your greatest desires," Angel pointed out to the two heroes as they and everyone else looked on nervously.
Darker Owl: Gotcha! (The two heroes are caught in the trap as Darker Owl fires Gift at them, causing them to be wide-eyed. Now that Ladybug and Cat Noir are under the influence of the Pig Miraculous' Gift, their greatest desires are now before their eyes: The Darker Owl fires his gun with the power of Jubilation, which was dodged by the two heroes. Ladybug throws her Lucky Charm object, the alarm clock, at the Darker Owl's mask, causing it to break and release the megakuma. Dream Ladybug captures the megakuma with her yo-yo as she and Dream Cat Noir walk closer to the now-de-akumatized Dream Mr. Damocles.)
Dream Ladybug: (helps up Mr. Damocles) If he has the power of Jubilation, where's the Miraculous of the Pig? (Cat Noir spots a piece of fancy paper in the front pocket of Mr. Damocles' coat.) A business card?
Dream Cat Noir: With Monarch's address?
"Right. Like he'd be stupid enough to leave an address," Marinette sarcastically remarked to her on-screen self as she facepalmed in embarrassment.
Scene: Monarch's lair. Dream Ladybug and Dream Cat Noir simultaneously punched Dream Monarch on the face, knocking him down. Dream Ladybug then proceeded to triumphantly grab the Butterfly Miraculous from him.
Scene: On the Eiffel Tower. Dream Ladybug has finally retrieved all the Miraculous from Dream Monarch and brought them back inside the Dream Miracle Box safe and sound. While holding the box, Dream Ladybug and Dream Cat Noir smile fondly at one another. Parisians are seen cheering beneath the Eiffel Tower for the two heroes.
"OK, that was Ladybug's greatest wish. Moving on to Cat Noir's now," Angel explained as the audience had their attention to the screen.
Scene: In the cinema. Dream Ladybug is seen sitting happily as she watches the movie. Dream Cat Noir gives a cup of drink to her.
Dream Cat Noir: Cat-ca-Cola, your favorite flavor.
Dream Ladybug: You know, lately, you've become really char-meow-ing.
Dream Cat Noir: (smugly) Am I dreaming, or did you steal one of my jokes?
Dream Ladybug: Now that Monarch has been defeated and we're no longer in danger, (grabs Cat Noir's arm and leans her head on him) I think I get why you made jokes.
Dream Cat Noir: Oh? And why is that?
Dream Ladybug: Because it's a way of saying that it's good to be together.
Dream Cat Noir: Is that a joke, too? (The two are about to share a kiss until Dream Mr. Damocles appears behind them and interrupts them. An alarm clock starts ringing out of nowhere.)
Dream Mr. Damocles: Oh, shut off that alarm clock, I can't hear the movie! (Back in reality, Ladybug and Cat Noir are still on the ground staring blankly at their Gift as the Darker Owl slowly and menacingly approaches the two heroes to snatch their Miraculous. Back in the dream of Gift, Dream Ladybug turns off the humongous alarm clock beside them. The two heroes have finally shared a kiss.)
"Oh, I get it! The Lucky Charm alarm clock is supposed to wake us up from those dreams, right?" Marinette asked in which Angel nodded in confirmation and everyone else murmured in understanding.
"Well, apparently, it's not working," Adrien pointed out with an exasperated frown.
Scene: Outside the church. Dream Ladybug and Dream Cat Noir come out as newlyweds as the rest of the Dream heroes are outside cheering for the two of them. Dream Ladybug turns around and throws her bouquet of flowers behind her. Dream Rena Rouge catches an alarm clock instead of the flower bouquet. All the heroes cover their ears from the sudden loud ringing.
"Who are these random superheroes with all of us?" Adrien asked as he spotted people he's never met before (yet!).
"These are other superheroes you two have met from trips you've taken around the world. New York, Shanghai. There are other Miraculouses out there in the world," Angel answered much to everyone else's surprise.
"I don't mean to sound like a bridezilla, kitty cat, but do you honestly think I wanna be Ladybug at my wedding?!" Marinette then asked her boyfriend in exasperation much to everyone else's amusement.
"Well, since I didn't know your identity at this point, it's the only fantasy I can come up with!" Adrien said, defending himself.
Dream Ladybug: Rena, shut it off! (Back in reality, the Darker Owl is just an inch close to taking a hold of Ladybug's Miraculous. Returning to the Dream of Gift, alarm clocks are seen flying above the city. Dream Ladybug, Dream Cat Noir, Dream Carapace, Dream Rena Rouge, Dream King Monkey and Dream Pegasus prepare for battle. Dream Cat Noir is seen carrying a baby on a knapsack and a bottle of milk. She says to Dream Cat Noir) Don't Cataclysm the bottle warmer this time. (to the other Dream heroes) Let's go! (swings away as the other Dream heroes follow her)
Dream Cat Noir: They're so cute at this age. (feeds the dream baby with the milk bottle) I wish they never grow up. (In reality, the Darker Owl is seen again slowly taking a grab of Ladybug's earrings.)
Scene: By the beach. Dream Ladybug and Dream Cat Noir are seen napping with their babies until an alarm clock suddenly rings again out of nowhere.
Dream Cat Noir: M'lady, it's Sunday. We've all the time in the world. (Dream Ladybug turns off the alarm clock and goes back to napping, laying down on Dream Cat Noir's arms.)
"Oh, dude! Don't sport a mustache!" Nino said to his best friend as soon as he saw Cat Noir with a mustache on-screen as everyone else laughed in agreement.
"Hey! You want a mustache too!" Adrien retorted back to Nino.
"Yeah, but I can actually pull one off. Right, babe?" Nino asked his girlfriend who looked back with a cringed look on her face.
"We'll…talk about that another time," Alya then answered, making her boyfriend frown.
"Not to mention that mustache kinda reminds me of my dad's mustache here, kitty cat," Marinette pointed out as she pointed to her father. "Do you really want me to picture him when we're kissing?"
"Good point," Adrien reluctantly said with a sigh as everyone else continued laughing (especially Tom).
Scene: Pont des Arts. Dream Ladybug secures the stroller's seatbelt on one of the babies. Dream Cat Noir hands Dream Ladybug an ice cream from Dream André. The two share a lovely moment while watching the sunset. Dream Ladybug spits out a small alarm clock.
Dream Ladybug: Again? All these alarm clocks are turning into a real nightmare! (Several giant alarm clocks ring behind the buildings, float by the river, and even the babies turned into alarm clocks. Ladybug starts to tear up at the sight, realizing that everything is only temporary a dream.) Cat Noir, this is a dream!
Dream Cat Noir: I know, m'lady. Living with you is the sweetest dream. (caresses Dream Ladybug's cheek)
Dream Ladybug: No, you don't get it! We're in an actual dream! (shows Dream Cat Noir the small ringing alarm clock)
Dream Cat Noir: Are- Are you saying… (sheds tears) this is all fake? (Dream Ladybug nods heartbrokenly. Dream Cat Noir reaches for the alarm clock desperately and drops the ice cream cone.)
Dream Ladybug: No, Cat Noir, we have to wake up!
Dream Cat Noir: (crying) I don't want to lose all of this!
Dream Ladybug: Neither do I, my sweet kitty. So, kiss me. (Dream Ladybug grabs his face and shares a kiss with Dream Cat Noir, only to disappear shortly after, to Dream Cat Noir's devastation.)
"So sad to see your sweetest dreams fade away, isn't it?" Angel rhetorically asked in which her audience nodded in agreement with sad looks on their faces, especially for some of them who began to tear up a little (like the two heroes).
Scene: Les Olympiades. Back into reality, Ladybug has finally released herself from the dream of Gift and locks the Darker Owl's arm behind him to keep him immobile. Still trying to win, the Darker Owl fires his hook gun and ricochets back at Ladybug, which she dodged from quickly. The Darker Owl kicks Ladybug off the wall. Cat Noir charges towards the Darker Owl, enraged.
Cat Noir: (furiously) How dare you play with our feelings? (He continues to bat his baton against the Darker Owl. He then successfully pins him on the ground.) Cataclysm! (His anger consumes his totality and attempts to Cataclysm the Darker Owl.)
Ladybug: No! (Luckily, Cat Noir has restrained himself and Cataclysms the Darker Owl's mask instead, releasing the akuma. Cat Noir becomes crestfallen. Ladybug catches the megakuma dejectedly. The power of Jubilation is released from Mr. Damocles' Alliance ring and brings back a feeble Daizzi to his pod back in Monarch's lair. The other kwamis tremble in fear. She approaches Mr. Damocles) If he has the power of Jubilation, where's the Miraculous of the Pig? (looks inside Mr. Damocles' front coat pocket, only to find it empty) Ah, not here. (opens her yo-yo to give Mr. Damocles a magical charm) Mr. Damocles, this magical charm will help you remember that negative emotions can cloud our judgment. (Mr. Damocles nods in agreement. Ladybug walks a little farther with a heartbroken face. She says sadly) Miraculous Ladybug! (throws the alarm clock in the air and reverts all the chaos caused by the Darker Owl)
"Not a very happy victory, is it?" Angel rhetorically pointed out in which everyone else nodded in agreement, still with sad looks on their faces.
"Dude, you gotta learn when to keep your cool. You could've done to Mr. Damocles what you did to your old man," Nino softly but firmly said to his best friend who nodded sadly.
Scene: Monarch's lair. Daizzi is seen laying frailly inside his pod.
Daizzi: (weakly) So… hungry… (Monarch snaps his fingers, commanding a pile of snacks to be poured inside his pod.)
"THIS is what he feeds us?! They look like little wood sticks!" Trixx said in exasperation to the food given to him and the other kwamis on-screen.
"You'd think a rich gentleman would be able to provide us with world-class snacks," Kaalki added with her nose in the air.
"It's not that he can't afford it, he just doesn't really care about you kwamis nor what you all actually like to eat," Angel pointed out in which everyone else shrugged in agreement.
Monarch: Ladybug, Cat Noir, you have escaped the maze of your desires, but soon, you will sink into the oblivion of mine! (The lair window closes.)
Scene: Les Olympiades, inside Socqueline's arts and crafts store. Ladybug and Socqueline walks inside.
Socqueline: I'm sorry I impersonated you. I just wanted to help.
Ladybug: I know. I'd just rather you'd help me in some other way without putting yourself in danger. (puts a hand on Socqueline's shoulders) You're already amazing even without needing a suit. Thanks for your help. (Ladybug and Socqueline share an embrace.)
Scene: Interior, the Dupain-Cheng's Residence. Sabine is seen reading a book. Marinette sits beside Sabine whilst holding the bag containing the paint she bought from the arts and crafts store.
Marinette: Socqueline says hi. (kisses her mother on the cheek and gives her the bag of paint)
Sabine: Oh, it's so nice of you to take your time off your Saturday to get me some supplies. I have a little something for you, too, (brings out a little gift box) to thank you for being the most wonderful daughter any parent could ask for. You make us proud every day, Marinette. (Marinette opens the box, which contains a brand new Alliance ring.) Do you like it? It's all everybody's talking about right now.
Marinette: That's really sweet, Mom. But, you know, rings aren't practical for sewing. Why don't you keep it? They're really handy for taking orders, I hear.
Sabine: Are you sure? (Marinette nods in agreement and Sabine takes back the Alliance ring. Up in her room, Marinette plops down her swivel chair.)
Tikki: Why'd you refuse it, Marinette?
Marinette: Because of that ring, Socqueline almost found out that I was Ladybug. It would be too dangerous to wear it. (Back downstairs, Sabine begins setting up her Alliance ring.)
Alliance Lila: Hello, I'm Alliance. What's your name, please?
"OK, now I'm 100% happy that I didn't take that ring!" Marinette pointed out as soon as she saw that the Alliance ring that was about to be given to her on-screen had Lila's image on it. The rest of the audience laughed hard in agreement.
"Do we get to choose whose image we want on our rings?" Sabine asked, now her future self having received the Alliance ring with Lila's image on-screen.
"Sorry, the rings are randomly programmed with either Adrien's or Lila's image. No way of telling which of those two images you'll get. Mr. Agreste seems to be the only exception with his wife's image on his," Angel explained much to her audience's annoyance, cringing at the thought of getting something with Lila's image on it.
Epilogue Scene: Rooftops of the Jardins du Trocadero. Ladybug and Cat Noir are seen sitting beside each other.
Cat Noir: How did Monarch give Mr. Damocles the power of Jubilation without giving him a Miraculous?
Ladybug: I don't know. I don't get it.
Cat Noir: Ladybug, that power of Jubilation... it's supposed to show us our deepest desires, isn't it?
Ladybug: Yes.
Cat Noir: But that was... that wasn't real, right?
Ladybug: Tell me about it. The wedding, babies, totally… fake.
Cat Noir: Are you sure?
Ladybug: Monarch… must've altered it somehow, to trick us. Yeah, that's got to be it.
Cat Noir: Of course, otherwise, it would be totally super weird, wouldn't it?
Ladybug: Right. Totally… super… weird.
"Do I sense a hint of fake denial there, girl?" Alya teasingly asked her best friend who frowned in response while everyone else (especially Adrien) chuckled in agreement.
"OK, everyone, the next episode is Illusion which of course refers to the Fox Miraculous," Angel announced.
"And what lucky supervillain gets that power?" Adrien asked in a deadpan manner.
"Monarch," Angel answered, leaving her audience extremely confused. "He uses the Fox's power to create an illusion of himself as Mr. Agreste being re-akumatized back into the Collector. You'll see why. Let's get started!" Angel said as she played the next episode.