Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug or the songs 'Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride' from the Disney film Lilo & Stitch, Sakura Sakura the traditional Japanese song, and 'One More Try' by Jessie J from the musical & Juliet. I own only my OCs for the purpose of this FanFiction.

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Per aspera ad astra

"Through hardships to the stars"

A Latin motto.

"Uh…can we train a bit more?"

The new heroes peeked over the edge of the roof, all confidence they built up vanished when they saw their first akuma, roaring on the street.

"Extra studying is extremely beneficial."

"It wasn't beneficial for my maths exam."

"That's because you don't study until the last minute."

"Hey!"

Ladybug would've scold them, telling them she didn't wasted time training them in the dead of night for them to chicken out. But she was distracted, staring at the raging akuma as well.

"I AM COOOOOOOOOOOLOOOOOOOOOOORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! CAN YOU HEAR ME NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW?" The Akuma, well, sang rather than shouted.

Coloratura was a young girl wearing a big Viking helmet and breastplates of solid gold over a long, sleeveless white dress. Golden cuffs were locked on her wrists and a gold necklace covering her collarbone hung around her neck. Her skin was a burning combination of brown and red, her hair was a wild mane of gold barely contained in two thick braids. Her face had angry black lips, long white eyelashes and gold glitter painted across her furious black eyes.

"Aria…" Ladybug breathed softly.

"Ladybug? Are you OK?"

Ladybug shook her head and quickly put on her stoic mask. "Show us got you got."

"Guys, you got this." Chat Noir encouraged.

How do you expect us to do that, oh illustrious leader?" Pan quipped.

"Use your head. Remember your training."

"Now go!" Ladybug snapped, her verbal action causing most of the new heroes to leap off the roof.

Queen Bee held back, hugging Chick as tight as she could. "I'm responsible for Chick's safety. I can't put her in this battle. It's too dangerous."

"Maybe Chat should've thought of that before he gave a Miraculous to a child." Ladybug snidely remarked.

"He didn't give it to her, she took it from him."

"I wanna join in!" Chick somehow wiggled out of Queen Bee's and dove off the roof.

"No, Chick, get back here!" Queen Bee jumped after the wayward child.

"Is it too late to back out?" Pegasus whimpered.

"Let's go!" Bunnix pulled him along with her, bouncing off the edge.

Ladybug turned to Chat Noir. "Remember our deal. They fail after a hour and they're gone."

Chat Noir looked away, gazing down below. "You can do it. I believe in you."

The new superheroes quietly crept behind some turnover cars, giving them the perfect cover to hide and peek over the top to study the akuma.

"…Ok, anyone have an idea on what to do first?" Pan asked.

"Before we battle, we need to find the Akuma." Queen Bee suggested.

"Uh, you didn't see the chick dressed as Viking and splitting our eardrums?" Tigress

"Not her!" Rena Rouge scolded. "It's the object that the black butterfly corrupted! We need to find it for Ladybug to purify."

"It's a bit hard to see from this distance…" fancy Mouse said as she squinted her eyes.

"We need to fight her head on to get a closer look." Ryuko said firmly.

"But she'll catch us and blow our eardrums out!" Chanticleer exclaimed.

"Then, someone think of something!" Pink Pig pleaded.

"I have an idea." Viperion said, getting all but one's attention.

King Monkey stared at the Akuma, the most scared. He had a little fear of akumas, thinking back to Dark Cupid, Animan and Stoneheart, all three Akuma centring on him. "Akumas…I hate akumas! So, whats the plan for getting past that chick?"

"Live bait." Viperion concluded.

King Monkey nodded in agreement. "Good idea."

But then his eyes flew open, and he turned. Everyone was staring at him.

"Hey! Quit looking at me like that! I'm not going out there!"

"Come on, Monkey Boy." Oxlip said. "You're loud, annoying, obnoxious."

"You're the perfect diversion." Bunnix smirked.

"Yeah, just distract her while the rest of us attack her by surprise and find her Akumatized object." Pan advised.

"What do you want me to do, dress in drag and do the hula?" King Monkey asked, both rhetorically and sassily.

"LUAU!"

Coloratura turned to the source of the new sound, louder than her singing

King Monkey was standing in the middle of the street, wearing a string of banana around his waist. King Monkey gulped, looking up at the Akuma, and then started to sing while dancing an attempt of the hula.

There's no place I'd rather be

Than on my surfboard out at sea

Lingering in the ocean blue

And if I had one wish come true

His singing was…not star quality. But he got all the words of the Disney song right.

Ladybug facepalmed and Chat Noir stared wide eyed before bursting out laughing. Ladybug shot him a glare, making him stop. He bit his lip to keep in his snickers.

"Oh, I wish I have my phone out to catch this!" Rena Rouge grinned in joy.

Chick danced along to King Monkey's singing, knowing the song too well.

"Get down, you two!"

The Fox and peacock superheroes were yanked down and pushed along to sneak up near the Akuma with the others.

I'd surf 'til the sun sets

Beyond the horizon

ʻĀwikiwiki, mai lohilohi

Lawe mai i ko papa heʻe nalu

Flyin' by on the Hawaiian roller coaster ride!

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU DARE TO OUTSHINE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE? THIS IS MMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MOMENT! I DEEEEEEEEEEESERVE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!"

Coloratura sang her highest note yet. Every glass window in the city broke.

"YOU'RE DEAD!"

"Yikes!"

King Monkey turned tail and ran like hell, prompting Coloratura to chase him.

Ladybug looked at the scene from the roof. "Look at that. They're taking after you already."

Chat Noir pouted at her. "Someone had to distract the Akuma while you figure out how to use your Lucky Charm!"

"Forget about the monkey, just get Ladybug's and Chat Noir's Miraculous!" Hawk Moth shouted in her mind.

But Coloratura was much louder than him and she refused to be silent no more.

"THE MONKEY MUST BE SILENCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The screams King Monkey bellowed were rivalling Coloratura's which only angered her more.

"SHE'S GONNA KILL ME! SHE'S GONNA KILL ME! SHE'S GONNA KILL ME! SHE'S GONNA KILL ME!"

Then King Monkey found himself stuck in a stockade that was used for tourists to take pictures.

"I'M DEAD, I'M DEAD, I'M DEAD, I'M DEAD, I'M DEAD!"

"I'm here, man!" Pegasus appeared in front of him with a small vortex. "Come one! Move!"

King Monkey tried to move but he found himself locked in his medieval prison. "I'M STUCK, MAN!"

Pegasus attempted to at least move the stockade with his best friend in it to the portal, but the damn thing was drilled to the ground. He glanced over his shoulder, seeing Coloratura charging like a bull towards them.

"Whoa!" Pegasus yelped and kept trying to push his best friend to no avail. "Why do I always have to save your- AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"NOW!"

Suddenly a red flash jumped over the boys, kicked Colouratura in forehead, flipped over and landed right behind the Akuma. It was Ryuko and she started to sing just to get Colouratura's full attention on her.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

In fields, mountains and villages

As far as the eye can see

Is it mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the rising sun

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms

Flowers in full bloom

It worked. Colouratura was already forgetting King Monkey to chase after Ryuko. Finally, King Monkey was freed from his imprisonment.

"Thanks!" He bid to the dragon heroine.

Pegasus shoved him into the portal him before Colouratura came back to them and then jumped in himself. The portal led the boys to Max's bedroom just as their miraculous beeped and, eventually, they detransformed.

Kim yanked off the string of bananas from his waist. "Next time, YOU wear the skirt!"

"At least you didn't wear a coconut bra as well." Max chuckled.

"There was no time!"

"I didn't know you speak Hawaiian."

"I watch Lilo and Stitch! I even know the Crystal Chamber chant from Atlantis off by heart because of Disney!"

"Wait, Disney actually took off?" Xuppu said. "Last I heard, he was still making Snow White."

Kim chuckled, giving his kwami one of the bananas. "Little buddy, I gotta show you my collection."

"Oh no, not the collection." Max moaned, giving Kaalki sugar cubes.

"Hey, you have every single video game in existence, I have Disney." Kim defended, eating a banana.

Max stared at him, not sure if Kim having a Disney collection or eating a banana was odd.

But then again, he won't be his best friend if he doesn't know the real monkey inside the jock.

Back at the fight, Ladybug and Chat Noir observed.

"They're isolating Colouratura by using her weakness. Singing." Chat Noir noted.

Ladybug rubbed her chin in thought. "I must admit, that's clever, despite their clumsy beginning. Wonder what else they can mess up."

"They just need to find their footing. Ryuko is obviously taking the spotlight form Colouratura to find the Akuma in her."

Ladybug didn't answer at that, as she knew the girl behind the Akuma. The sweet, shy girl who only wanted to sing…

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Across the spring sky,

As far as the eye can see.

Is it mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the air

Come now, come now,

Let's go and see them

Ryuko was still singing while dodging the akuma's swipes. By doing so, Ryuko took a closer look at her necklace, noticing a small horn charm hanging off it, glinting black and purple.

"Aha! Water Dragon!"

She transformed into a flood of water, crashing down on Colouratura, attempting to get the necklace. But she couldn't and when her Miraculous beeped, she had no choice but to leave the battle. She went to her partners' hiding spot, rolling as she detransformed into plain old Kagami.

She bowed on her knees. "I completed my task. I found the Akuma. It's her necklace, in the cornicello."

"The what?" Carapace asked, confused by the foreign word.

Kagami groaned. "In the little horn resembling a twisted pepper!"

"Oh…right…"

"Oxlip, go!" Rena Rouge ordered.

Like the bull he was masquerading as, Oxlip rushed out into the open at Colouratura, activating his power.

"Charge!"

His vision turned blue except for the akumatized singer's necklace, highlighted in bright red. He let out a roar and, for lack of a better word, charged at Colouratura in a frenzy. The latter shrieked as the ox like superhero literally bulldozed her, using all his super-strength to pin her down on the ground. Oxlip couldn't get to the cornicello though, as Colouratura screamed in his face, defending him, and allowing her the chance to kick him off her.

But just as Colouratura shook Oxlip off no stood up, his girlfriend suddenly jumped on her back, roping her jump rope around her neck, and choked her like she did to Oxlip on their first training session. And when Colourata tried to pull her off, Fancy Mouse sneakily cried…

"Multitude!"

At once, she shrunk and multiplied herself.

"Look! They found the akuma object! They just need to get it!"

"Shush! I'm trying to watch."

The tiny swarm of mousy girls scrambled around Colouratura's throat, grabbing her necklace to get it off. But despite the brilliant plan, Colouratura succeeded in shaking the tiny girls off. And then she was faced with Pink Pig, wielding her broom like a chinese staff in kung fu movies. In a split second, the pink-clad heroine had the tip of her broom under the Akuma's chin, forcing her back and showing off the necklace. She reached out to get the necklace, but Colouratura pushed the broom and Pink Pig away. And then, out of thin air, Bunnix hopped out of her vortex and dove into another vortex waiting for her. She jumped at Colouratura at different seconds of the time. At the same time, Rena Rouge attacked with multiple Illusions of herself, confusing the poor akuma.

"WHERE ARE THESE ANIMALS COME FROM, A CARNIVAL?" Colouratura screamed, clutching her head.

But Bunnix and Rena Rouge were only the distraction for Carapace, allowing him to throw his shield like a frisbee at Colouratura. The latter screamed in rage. Her brain was about to explode from the endless frustration.

"You seem frustrated." Viperion said gently as he appeared in front of her. "Allow me to calm you."

He strummed his lyre, playing a soft medley. Colouratura fell in silence immediately, either effected by his music or his charisma and handsomeness.

"Every singer needs music." Viperion added.

"I agree. Crow!"

Right at Colouratura's side, Chanticleer blew hard into his french horn, releasing a supersonic sound wave that almost deafened her. Even when her ears were protected by the heavy helmet, Colouratura felt a heavy aftershock.

"Where are Ladybug and Chat Noir?!" Hawk Moth demanded.

Chat Noir pointed below. "Look! They're rushing her!"

Ladybug stared down. One by one, each new hero took a turn in fighting the akuma and attempt to get the akumatized necklace, while overwhelming Akuma with constant attacks.

It was smart.

Finally, the encrusted necklace was off Colouratura's neck, courtesy of a whip by Tigress.

"Blend In!"

With a cry of her power name, Tigress turned invisible, although the necklace stayed visible. Colouratura chased the invisible cat-girl, getting shrieks out of her, before snatching the necklace back.

"YOU SHALL NOT GET MY NECKLACE!"

"Peek a blue!"

"GAH!"

Literally out of the blue, Chick jumped on Colouatura's back and pulled hard on her braids.

"GET OF OF ME!"

Chick then jumped off before Coloratura threw her off, just as Chloe threw her Spinning top to stun Colouratura, but Colouatura hit her spinning top away. The necklace was still clutched in her hand.

"GIVE IT UP, YOU ANIMALS! YOU CANNOT DEFEAT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

"WE'RE BAAAACCCCCKKKKKKKK!"

Right above, a vortex opened and out swung King Monkey. In a frenzy of confidence, King Monkey grinned down on Colouratura.

"Uproar!"

His Ruyi Jingu Bang summoned a kettle, a kettle of all things, and threw it at Colouratura. Almost instantly, Colouratura tossed the kettle around like a hot potato while her body and powers started to madly act up as if she was a robot.

"Confusion!"

Pan released a sparkly fog from their hands to engulf Colouratura, effectively confusing her thus to spin one last trick.

"Fetch!"

With her power, Lassie zoomed off as fast as Sonic the Hedgehog, grabbing a net she swiped up from the side and darted into the mist. The cloud diminished as Lassie ran around Colouratura, wrapping her up in the net. Lassie pulled on the rope attached to the net when she was done, making Colouratura trip and drop the necklace.

Rena Rouge picked the discarded necklace up, flashing a smug grin. "I'll take that, thank you very much."

Colouratura stared, horrified. "NO…NO…NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"My eardrums!" Pegasus whined, covering his ears.

"They did it!"

Chat Noir was overjoyed. He jumped to a great height he could've jumped over the moon, pumping his fists the air.

"They defeated the akuma! And in under 30 minutes!"

"…that was fast." Ladybug admitted lamely. Even she was somewhat pleased with the result and the action taken to achieve it.

"Oh, Ladybug!" Rena Rouge called, waving the hand that also had the necklace for Ladybug to see.

Getting over her shock, Ladybug leapt down from the tall building, followed by Chat Noir. Ladybug reached for the necklace, but a hand pulled her back.

She looked over her shoulder and scowled at Chat Noir.

He only smirked and waggled his finger at her while keeping the rest on her shoulder.

"Ah, ah, ah. Are you forgetting something, milady?" He asked.

Oh. Her end of the deal.

As promised, Ladybug got down on her knees, hands fisted in a begging stance and gazed up at the new heroes with her big blue eyes bungling for the occasion.

"Please join us. We really need you. You proved yourself paves to be more then capable of protecting Paris. Join us. Please. I'm begging you. Please."

The new heroes stared at her, surprised by her action. On the other hand, Rena Rouge drilled her finger into her cheek with a teasing smile, pretending to think it over. The scowl they all got used to appeared back on Ladybug's face.

"Just kidding." Rena Rouge giggled, handing the necklace to her.

Ladybug snatched it and turned her scowl on Chat Noir. "They better be worth it."

Chat Noir simply smirked and held out his hands.

Cataclysm!

The necklace was destroyed into specks of gold and black, freeing a black and purple butterfly.

"Miraculous Ladybug!"

Ladybug tossed her yoyo at the butterfly in a frenzy of red ladybugs. In no time, every property in Paris was restored to its original form, including the glass.

Colouratura screamed as she was transformed back to the girl Ladybug knew as Aria. In a blinding white flash, Aria returned, sitting on her knees. She was a young girl with a petite and curvy body similar to Mylene, but her waist was smaller. She had smooth skin as dark as the richest chocolate and golden-amber eyes blinking with confusion on her long eyelashes. Her hair was black in a boy cut with long thick bangs hiding the left side of her face, akin to Nathaniel. She was wearing a black tank underneath a long-sleeved grey top, black pants, and white boots.

And at last, the Butterfly responsible for the akumatization flew away with spotless white wings.

"Pound it!"

Ladybug and Chat Noir pounded fists as they do after every battle. But this time, their new allies joined in. Everyone applauded themselves and each other for their first akuma battle. They even hugged each other.

However, Pan pushed Chanticleer away who the latter tried to hug him.

"Just because we're on the same team doesn't mean I trust you completely." Pan said firmly.

Chanticleer was sad of course, but he swallowed his pride and regret for the good of their partnership.

"You have a lovely singing voice." Viperion complimented Ryuko, making her blush as red as her suit.

As always, she rushed to make the first move, but she found herself scrambling for the right words for the perfect compliment. "You…fight good." She said awkwardly. Although Viperion smiled, she turned around to slap her forehead, angrily muttering to herself. "Why did I say that? I could not think of a better compliment?"

Out of the celebrating heroes, it was only Fancy Mouse who noticed Aria hanging her head down, obviously ashamed of what she had done as Colouratura. Fancy Mouse's victorious grin fell.

Aria kept her head down until she sensed a presence. She slowly tilted her head up…

…and gazed up at Fancy Mouse who offered her a hand and a soft smile. Apparently, Fancy Mouse didn't like the idea of leaving a poor victim on their own and wallow in a confused and hotheaded aftermath.

"Sorry my team and I had to attack you like that." Fancy Mouse apologised.

Aria stared up at the mouse superhero. Then her hand shakily took hers, allowing Fancy mouse to gently pull her up onto her feet.

From a distance, Ladybug watched the exchange.

Fancy Mouse gives her back her necklace "I think this belongs to you." Fancy Mouse also said, holding out the newly repaired necklace.

It was a gold chain with a little gold charm. As Kagami mentioned earlier, the charm resembled a twisted pepper.

Aria gasped, taking the necklace and fastening it around her neck.

"Grazie." She thanked in a meek yet gracious tone.

"I'm Fancy Mouse. What's your name?" Fancy Mouse asked.

"…My name is Aria Prima Vitali."

Fancy Mouse gasped. "Prima Vitali? As in Primo Vitali, the opera singer?"

Aria nodded.

"I love his music!"

"He's my father. Look."

Aria pulled out her gold phone, showing a picture of herself at awards show with Primo Vitali himself and his wife Celia who was a famed cellist. The Italian opera singer was stout, olive-skinned, amber-eyed and brown wavy-haired, and his wife was African-Italian with black curly hair, a curvaceous and strong figure and grey eyes. Looking at two adults and Aria herself, Fancy Mouse could clearly see the family resemblance.

But then Aria's eyes widened as she begun to freak out. "Oh, oh mio Dio…I can't believe I got akumatized. I got akumatized! I'm the first student in Olympe history to get Akumatized!"

"You go to Olympe?" Fancy Mouse asked.

"Yes! To be akumatized is to show weakness! Well, Ms Duchemin was akumatized first, but she's not a student!"

"You were just upset, and Hawk Moth took advantage of you. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

"I'm an Olympe girl! I'm not supposed to get akumatized over some criticism! But…"

Aria sighed. "I have been trained since I was little. My papa coached me ever since I sang my first word. Everyone calls me 'the True Princess of Italy', especially when that Italian girl blew up the internet."

Fancy Mouse giggled. "Oh, I know about her."

"Yeah, she hurt a good friend of mine and insulted our dignity. The girls even put her picture on the dart room. One girl in sewing class made a voodoo doll of her."

Said girl smirked as she dropped the Voodoo doll of Lila from the highest balcony. It fell straight down to the pavement.

While scrubbing the classroom floor, Lila screamed when she suddenly face planted, Inuyasha-style, soaked in dirty soapy water and making a girl-sized hole on the ground.

"But the point is that I let my guard down and I paid the price. I got consequences for my cowardice."

"You're not a coward." Fancy Mouse assured.

But Aria lashed out, tears flying. "I am! I let myself get akumatized. All because I froze up in another audition. I've been told the same line for years. You're have a great voice so why can't you just sing like your father? Now they're saying I can't sing at all. I don't blame them. I just..I can't find my voice when I really need it. I have the worst case of stage fright. If I'm not singing just for my family, I choke. I'm constantly overlooked in singing class so much I reached my breaking point. I love to sing, and I love my father. But being my daddy's daughter put a cage on me. Papa always said I have the voice of an angel, if only I have the confidence to soar. But my stage fright does not make it easy. The only time I ever sing in front of people is when I have to perform my talent in the lunchroom so I can eat and I ended up fainting!I spent the rest of the day in the nurse's office! I'm barely considered a Diva and all of my best friends are Divas!"

"That's not very nice."

"No, I meant 'Divas', the most talented girls in school! My best friends are all super talented. Marinette is the best fashion designer, Vanessa is the best dancer, Swanhilde is the best ballerina, Mohini is an amazing gymnast, DanceMad is practically the best dance group in the world, Leica-Lou takes the most amazing photographs, Blaché already made her first movie and it won 5 awards, Sonja cooks better than Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay combined, Verity can recite 500 lines under 3 minutes without breaking a sweat, Rini is practically the best artist of our generation, Elisabeth is the best musician, Ebba can lift a piano, Aakifah is practically the youngest soccer champion in the world and Jimena dances a mean flamenco better than anyone. Everyone is good at something but me! They're good people…but…I go to a highly competitive boarding school for the arts. I can't be friends with them if I'm not up to their level. I should just drop out. I miss too many chances. I just want to get a chance. Just one chance."

"You do have a chance."

Aria looked at Fancy Mouse curiously. On the other hand, Fancy Mouse looked like she made a great breakthrough

She understood what Mullo told her earlier. His advice was so clear now.

"That's the thing, you always have a chance. We all do. It's right there. But we don't see it because we're clouded by our insecurities. You must push pass the people stopping you to get it. You don't have to wait for a chance. You can make one."

"You can't just make a chance." Aria refused.

"Yes, you can. You can't have a chance if you won't take it. Whenever we get a chance or not, what matters is do we grab it."

But Aria was still unconvinced. All hope seemed lost for the poor singer.

So Fancy Mouse thought of a different tactic.

"Maybe you can't sing after all."

Aria froze. Fancy Mouse could've sworn she hear glass shattering again. But she kept going.

"Just because your daddy is a world class opera singer, doesn't mean you have his talent. Maybe your school is right. You don't have what it takes to be like him."

The meek singer jolted her head up, glaring with the blazing anger she had as Colouratura. "How dare you? I pour my heart out to your and you dare to mock me? You're supposed to encourage me in your position!"

"Why should I give encouragement if you won't take it? You couldn't even take your daddy's encouragement."

Fancy Mouse's friends watched in horror as she risked causing another akumatization.

"What is she doing?"

"Fancy Mouse, shut up!"

"You're gonna get her akumatized again!"

"Fancy Mouse, that is enough!" Ladybug shouted, marching over to stop her and help her fragile classmate.

Fancy Mouse knew Ladybug will tie her up, so she had to act fast. "Face it, you can't and cannot sing."

Aria growled, baring her teeth like a lion. "I can sing!"

"Then sing!" "Fine!"

Aria took a deep intake of air…

And sang.

Have you ever felt out of place

Like something knocked you off, off your wave?

You try to lift your head up

To show 'em what you're made of

I used to always feel too afraid

To take that extra step, make a change

But now I gotta stand up

And show 'em what I'm made of

She started off as soft. Her singing style was as gentle as a rose petal floating on water. Then her volume grew as she sang with more confidence.

Ooh, we all were born to break the rules

I know I got a lot of hill to climb

But on this starry night

I'm feeling new

Oh, oh, anything goes

This is the moment I've waited for

Won't hold it back, no, not anymore

I'm starting over with tears in my eyes

All that I'm asking is one more try

I've made mistakes and I've let you down

Been young and stupid, I see it now

I'm starting over with tears in my eyes

All that I'm asking is one more try

The superheroes stared at Aria, memorised by her hypnotising voice. A crowd of bystanders even drew around Aria. With all eyes on the singer, Rena Rouge slipped away to detransform and came back as plain old Alya coming onto the scene of the new heroes and recording the singing on a live feed on her blog.

Sick of being told who I am

Been put into a box, no, not again

It's time for me to step out

And show 'em what I'm all about

'Cause ooh, we all were born to break the rules

I know I've got a lot of hill to climb

But on this starry night

I'm feeling new

Oh, oh anything goes

Ladybug was shocked. Beyond shocked that one of the squirrelling newcomers got the shyest yet more stubborn wallflower in Olympe history to break down her insecurities and do what she loved.

"How…"

Fancy Mouse giggled, very pleased with herself. "Aria said she goes to Olympe. You know, that prodigious school of the arts for talented girls?"

"I heard of it."

"Well, if there's one thing, I know anything about Olympe girls, is that they take pride in their work and would fight to the death to defend it. Aria obviously takes pride in her father and wants to follow in his footsteps. She just needs a push from herself rather than others. you know, make the chance for herself."

This is the moment I've waited for

Won't hold it back, no, not anymore

I'm starting over with tears in my eyes

All that I'm asking is one more try

I've made mistakes and I've let you down

Been young and stupid, I see it now

I'm starting over with tears in my eyes

All that I'm asking is one more try…

Try…a-hi…hi…!

Aria delivered her highest note yet, showing off how powerful her voice really was. Like a lioness's roar.

I've made mistakes and I've let you down

Been young and stupid, I see it now

I'm starting over with tears in my eyes

All that I'm asking is one more try

Aria ended her song with a heavy gasp, taking deep breaths. She needed to sing more to bring up a resistance to exhaustion. But she stiffened, blushed even, when people around her applauded her as if she performed at the Colosseum. Fortunately, her newfound confidence remained within her, so she curtsied in response.

And Alya got the whole thing on her blog. "There you have it, folks! The princess of Italy has finally sung! Primo Vitali's daughter is living up to his legacy!"

Aria looked to Fancy Mouse, this time in awe and gratitude. Fancy Mouse winked, and then she turned away, leaving the scene. The other heroes followed suit, leaving behind a successful finish to their first day. Chat Noir and Ladybug met up on a roof after a few minutes of recharging, just to discuss today's events.

Chat Noir was above happy, with himself and his friends. "See? What I told ya. They were brilliant! Admit it!"

Ladybug was so impressed by the new superheroes, she had to admit it. "Yes. They were brilliant. And it was sweet that Fancy Mouse helped Aria. They did better than I had expected."

"You expected them to mess up in an hour." Chat Noir quipped.

"Yeah."

But then Chat Noir looked to her with sincerity in his eyes, swallowing the fear down and choke up the courage to speak.

"Milady…I'm really sorry about keeping you in the dark during a big decision. I should've waited to tell you."

Ladybug also confessed with true honesty. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have blown up at you. I was under a lot of stress, from both my personal life and this life. You did the best you can with a difficult decision. Now, I respect it. I was nowhere to be found, you couldn't get a hold of me. I was sick from the endless Akuma. You were right. We needed help. And boy, did we get it."

They shared a smile. After weeks of estrangement, Paris's duo was finally reconciling.

…Well, we better go."

"Yeah. I'll see you later."

"Bye."

They didn't want to go away so soon. But they must.

By the time Ladybug got to Olympe, she could hear her schoolgirl friends gossiping about Aria outside her door.

She smiled.

"Told you so!" Tikki chided after Marinette detransformed, wearing a big smirk on her little face.

While the Marinette of yesterday would snap at her kwami out of stress and frustration, the Marinette of today giggled.

"You're right, Tikki. Vanessa was right. And Chaton."

Even though she still doesn't trust Rena Rouge, Carapace and Queen Bee, she trusted Chat Noir with her life. Thanks to his rash decision, a good friend of hers was finally getting the praise she deserved.

"You seemed happy." Nino noted as his best friend finally showed up at Chloe's hotel, where everyone was having a party to celebrate their success.

Adrien wore a goofy smile, still possessing it after his talk with Ladybug. "I am. You guys did great today."

"Great? You mean awesome!" Kim boasted.

"You didn't take down the akuma by yourself, fool." Xuppu remarked.

"Quit calling me fool, you cute monkey!"

"Don't call me cute!"

"Cute!"

"Fool!"

"Cute!"

"Fool!"

"Cute!"

"Fool!"

"Cute!"

"Fool!"

Adrien laughed at their antics. Nothing can spoil his good mood now. He had finally made up with his lady.

Now he just needed to make up with his princess just as easily.

Step one: how to get past the man-hating matron without getting killed?

"But what about Chloe? People knows she's Queen Bee! Even Hawkmoth!" Rose suddenly realised.

The high of herself and her friends passing their first mission came crashing down into an earthquake of panic.

"Oh no!"

"She's right!"

"That piece of information will be Hawkmoth's clue in discovering our identities!"

"We're doomed!"

"Ladybug is gonna hate us again!"

"She'll kick us out of the team!"

"She'll take our Miraculous away!"

"And all our kwamis!"

"I don't want to lose Duusu!"

"I got that taken care of."

Everyone halted their panicking and turned to Chloe lounging on a comfy sofa, stroking Manon's hair to calm her down while Pollen sat on her head. With one hand and a smirk, Chloe held out her phone which played a video, doing a livestream of herself shopping on a busy street when Queen Bee passed right by her and other bystanders. In true Chloe fashion, she threw a tantrum, said her catchphrase of 'Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!' and shut off her phone.

Her friends were shocked.

"How…"

"After we defeated Colouratura, I got Alya to make an illusion of Queen Bee to fool everyone that a new Queen Bee is chosen."

"…Did Sabrina give you the idea?" Nathaniel questioned dryly.

"No!" Chloe cried, standing up, still holding Manon. "I thought of it all by myself! She was busy being Lassie and I was busy with Pollen and Manon. But still! I knew the stakes are higher this time, so I thought of that way to keep my identity safe. Thanks to my beautiful brain, people are saying I made up being Queen Bee just to get attention."

Everyone just stared at Chloe, flabbergasted. Except for Sabrina who wasn't at the party for some reason and Manon who was trying to wiggle out of Chloe's grip.

"You?" Alix gasped. "Thought of that? By yourself? Seriously?"

The same girl that couldn't bother to do her own homework came up with a brilliant plan to fool Paris and Hawkmoth to protect her secret identity as well as her team's secret identities all on her own?

The same girl that gave away the secrets Ladybug entrusted her with on live TV was truly taking her hero role seriously?

It was either a miracle or the beginning of the apocalypse.

"Where is Sabrina?" Max asked.

Just then, the redhead appeared, carrying a stack of paper.

"Chloe, I finished your homework!"

Alas, Chloe was still having her best friend do her dirty work. She was still a spoiled brat.

But at least she's learning responsibility.

However, a brown flash suddenly zoomed around the huge stack of paper, like a beloved, classic cartoon from the 40s. In seconds, the paper was gone, and a tiny dog sat on Sabrina's open hands, patting its belly, a piece of paper in its mouth.

"Tastes like an A+." Barkk simply said.

"Barkk!" Sabrina cried.

"Sabrina!" Chloe cried. When she did, she loosened her grip on Manon, thus allowing the child to slip away and made a beeline for the chocolate fountain. "Your dog ate my homework!"

"Chloe, you can do your own homework." Pollen said, moving more on Chloe's head so she can look down on her holder. "The only reason you have someone else do your homework is because you're afraid to fail and your results might reveal you're dumb. But you're not. You're smart, clever, and brilliant. You just to need to prove yourself."

What Pollen had said shook the others to the core.

"Chloe is afraid she might fail?"

"No wonder she gets everyone to do her work."

"She's scared of failing."

Chloe glanced her eyes down to hide her embarrassment. Her fear of failure was a curse cast by her mother from an early age.

"Girl, if you put half the effort you do in every awful thing you did to us, you can pass a spelling test." Alya quipped. That earn a pinch from Adrien. "Ow!"

"Not helping, Alya."

"Don't worry, Chloe! I can redo it!" Sabrina promised.

But Chloe held out her hand before Sabrina could leave.

"It's ok, Sabrina. I'll do it myself. If I can't finish it by tomorrow, I'll just lie."

"Lie?" Juleka gasped.

"Well, I'm not gonna blow my secret again if I tell Ms Bustier that a kwami ate my homework! I'm only lying to keep our secret secret! I'm not hurting anyone with it so quit assuming the worst and stop comparing me to Lila! Do you think ms Bustier will believe me if I just said a dog ate my homework? A guest's dog? Or maybe Fang?"

CRASH!

Everyone jumped at the sudden sound. The source was the result of Manon knocking down the chocolate fountain. The hotel's velvet carpet was coated with melted milk chocolate.

Manon wore a guilty face smeared with chocolate.

"Oppsy Daisy." Duusu mumbled with a mouthful of a chocolate-covered strawberry

"Manon!"

Akuma of the Day: Aria Prima Vitali.

Singing student of Olympe. Marinette's friend. Daughter of famed opera singer, Primo Vitali, and his cellist wife, Celia.

Her name Aria means 'song' in Italian, her middle name Prima is a feminine form of 'Prima' and is from Prima Donna, and her surname Vitali means 'Life, vital' in Italian.

Akuma- Colouratura; Coloratura is Elaborately ornamented vocal music featuring runs up and down the scale, trills, wide melodic leaps and many fast notes per syllable, used both to depict a character's heightened emotional state and to display a singer's 'athletic' virtuosity. Many people would describe this as 'typical opera singing'. Her appearance is based on a lioness and a traditional Viking opera singer. Like an opera singer, she sings instead of talks. Obviously, she has the power of super-sonic screeching.

Her cornicello (Italian for 'little horn') is a traditional Italian charm that is supposed to ward off evil spirits and to represent fertility, virility, and strength.

In contrast to Lila and Jake, she is an Italian on the side of good. Jake is neutral and Lila is plain old bad.

The new superheoes discussing how to distract Colouratura and King Monkey doing the luau to distract her is based on the hilarious scene from The Lion King. You know what scene.

King Monkey wearing a string of banana around his waist is a reference to Josephine Baker who famously wore a banana skirt as part of her burlesque dancing.

King Monkey getting chased by Colouratura and getting stuck is based on another scene from The Lion King. Again, you know which scene.

"WHERE ARE THESE ANIMALS COME FROM? A CARNIVAL?" That line is a reference to

Carnival of Animals, a musical suite written by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.

Colouratura getting caught in a net and Aria getting help by Fancy Mouse is inspired by the fable, The Mouse and the Lion. The moral of the story is no kindness is wasted.

Ryuko's awkward compliment to Viperion is a line from Mulan.

The Colosseum is an amphitheatre in Rome. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built and is still in use for big performances.