Isekai'd as the new French Miraculous Superhero Team.
Chapter 58: Cheer Bull vs. Despair Bear.
(Quantic Universe Earth 19274729568301958374, Paris, France, March 13th, 2016, third person POV...)
At Francoise Dupont High School, in Ms. Bustier's classroom, Tom Dupain is giving pastry baking lessons for Marinette's classmates.
Tom says as he adds cream to a chocolate macaroon mixture before stirring, "I'll let you all in on a little secret. I always add cream to the chocolate in order to make the ganache extra velvety. Then I let the mixture infuse for one minute."
Tom demonstrates his baking secret, much to the awe of Marinette's classmates.
Alya whispers to Marinette, "(Softly) I love it when your dad comes to class to give us pastry lessons!"
Marinette replies in a whisper, "(Softly) Haha, so does he!"
Chloe then says, "Okay, so, this is one of Mr. Dupain's secrets to baking pastries. Well, at least he learned from experience, like all the greats do."
Tom then says to the class while stirring the mixture carefully, "It's all done with a flick of the wrist. But you must be careful not to go too fast, or you might splash yourself."
Chloe remarks, "Boy, am I glad my dad and I can afford adequate dry cleaning and stain removal."
Tom then says while showing the finished mixture to the class, "Look at this lovely emulsion."
Everyone appears to be surprised and awed by the emulsion.
Rose remarks, "It's beautiful!"
Chloe then politely asks, "So, is this among the things you learned to make by hand, Mr. Dupain?"
Tom answers politely in return before asking, "Yes, Chloe, it is. Why do you want to know?"
Chloe answers, "Well... on the chance that I wind up with kids in the future, I'd want to expand my cooking knowledge a bit more to include something like the emulsion that you made in the finished product variant for a small snack before a big meal."
Everyone looks at Chloe, surprised at what she confessed, even including Ms. Bustier.
Tom then says, "Now, all we need to do is to have this cooled for half an hour. Marinette?"
Marinette replies, "Of course, Dad, I'll put the mixture in the school freezer."
Tom asks in shock, "How did you know I was gonna ask you that?"
Marinette answers, "I learned how to read minds like a federal agent conducting an interrogation."
Tom nods before handing the mixture to Marinette.
Tom then says, "In the meantime, class, I'm going to show you all how to whip up egg whites."
As Marinette exits the classroom, Tikki asks eagerly, "Mmm, can I get a taste?"
Marinette answers, "No. Now, please control that sweet tooth; what had happened eight hundred years ago during the discovery of chocolate mustn't be repeated in this era, as the theory about chocolate raining from the sky being God's punishment wouldn't apply to 96% of Earth's human population who refuse to believe genuinely that God exists."
Tikki giggles before hiding herself.
Marinette then goes to the school freezer and puts the mixture in it.
As Marinette exits the classroom, she spies the last of Ivetta Benoit's cronies, Baileigh Baril, about to pull the fire alarm for a false fire alarm.
Marinette quietly records Baileigh and as soon as the alarm bell rings, Marinette hides and saves the recording.
Ms. Bustier then says as she escorts her students to safety, "Quietly, students. Single file line, please. Just keep moving."
Marinette regroups with her father, and Tom says, "I only hope it's a fire drill."
Marinette replies, "I doubt it, Dad."
In the Francoise Dupont courtyard, Mr. Damocles says, "So, some smart aleck had the so-called bright idea of calling the fire department. (The students gasp in shock) Somebody among us thought it was funny to waste the fire captain's valuable time."
Captain Hessenpy then says, "Yes, in fact, if you wouldn't mind, I – "
Marinette then walks up and hands the evidence to Mr. Damocles, making his eyes widen.
Mr. Damocles then says angrily, "Baileigh Baril, step forward!"
Ms. Mendeleiev then comes up holding Baileigh by her arms being restrained.
Mr. Damocles then says, "Ms. Baril, you are hereby sentenced to two months detention and your second punishment is spending all school breaks cleaning the school, and you will be getting triple homework."
Baileigh tries to fight off Ms. Mendeleiev, but then, someone shouts, "Akuma!"
Baileigh tries to leap up to grab the Akuma, but Ms. Mendeleiev knocks her out and Ladybug Clone 293 comes up to purify the Akuma.
Mr. Damocles says in relief, "Oh, thank you, Ladybug!"
The Ladybug clone replies, "No problem, sir. Now, if you'll all excuse me, I gotta be ready for any more Akumas."
The Ladybug clone flies off.
Sabrina then says, "I already contacted my dad; he's furious and he's mobilizing four of his best officers to apprehend Baileigh."
Ms. Mendeleiev replies, "Good to hear, Sabrina."
Ms. Mendeleiev then asks, "Chloe, did you anticipate that this was going to happen?"
Chloe answers flawlessly, "Considering how smart I am, and considering how ignorant of bullies and potential terrorist collaborators some of our teachers, excluding you, Ms. Mendeleiev, happen to be in some cases but not all of them? No, I can say with confidence that I didn't anticipate this was going to happen. I may be one of the smartest in our school, but that doesn't make even me infallible."
Ms. Mendeleiev nods in understanding.
Marinette then says, "Captain, sorry about this happening, but we didn't know it was gonna happen, even if we had increased security by extra security guards and extra security cameras in the hallways. (To Mr. Damocles) And Mr. Damocles, if this happens again and the school board somehow finds out about it because of a lack of extra security, we could all end up in serious trouble."
Ms. Bustier adds, "I hate to say it, sir, but Marinette is right; logically speaking, we could have extra security to ensure that this doesn't happen."
Chloe adds, "And I know my dad will be happy to provide some money to pay for the extra cameras. Knowing him the way I do, and with enough corrected wording, he'll want to make sure that everyone in our school is safe and properly disciplined for any actions that are considered unacceptable."
Mr. Damocles then says, "You can go now, Captain. (To the students) And as much as I hate to admit it, students, all of you are right. As of now, we'll have classes returning to normal with the little amount of time we have left, and I'll contact Mayor Bourgeois and the school board about this matter immediately."
Everyone goes back to their classes.
In the school, Chloe says to Rose, "Don't worry, Rose; I'll make sure to get you what you need. But please, be patient; every lover in fairy tales had to keep in mind that good things come to those who wait patiently."
Rose nods in excited understanding.
Chloe then says to Ivan as she asks while looking at him having trouble with sweeping dust, "Hey, uh, Ivan, do you need help?"
Ivan replies, "Yes, please."
Chloe then shows Ivan her personal steel standing dust pan that she packed thanks to Sabrina and the other girls and boys in their class who helped with the Horrificator movie giving her a helping hand with carrying extra supplies without overcrowding their packings too much and with Chloe occasionally helping lighten their loads.
Chloe says, "Use this steel standing dust pan to sweep up the dust better."
Ivan politely takes the dust pan and replies, "Thanks, Chloe."
Chloe nods before going over to Juleka.
Chloe asks, "Juleka, do you need help with anything?"
Juleka mumbles, "Thanks, Chloe, but I got it."
Chloe, having understood Juleka's mumbling, replies, "Very well."
Chloe then goes over to Adrien.
Chloe then inquires, "Adrien, can I ask you something?"
Adrien answers, a bit nervous as to what Chloe has to ask, "Uh-um, sure. What is it?"
Chloe asks in response, "We've been friends since we were respectively three years old by a few months apart, right?"
Adrien nods.
Chloe then questions, "Well, is there anything I can do for our class to help them de-stress from having to keep their negative emotions in check until Hawk Moth and any of his potential allies and potential successors are thrown in jail?"
Adrien answers a bit hesitantly, "W-well, um, I don't know much about de-stressing, but I think the best thing to do is to show everyone in our class a good time."
Chloe then says, "Okay, say no more; I think I'll iron out the rest of the details this weekend."
Adrien nods, and Chloe walks away.
Later, Chloe is in her room, thinking about how to plan the party for her class.
Chloe says in thought, "Hmmm..."
Armand Jean then says, "Mademoiselle looks to be lost in thought today."
He lifts up a plate of luxury chocolates and he offers them to Chloe.
Chloe says while gently pushing the plate away, "No thanks, Armand; you know how paranoid I am about any form of chocolate that isn't store-bought like Hershey's in the United States or even made at home by hand."
Armand looks a bit sheepish as he replies back, "Sorry, Mademoiselle, but I thought you might like a treat."
Chloe replies back as well, "Well, thanks for the thought, but I'm not hungry right now. I'm just lost in thought, and I was hoping if I could get your opinion on something that's been on my mind for the past half-hour or so."
Armand then says, "Then, by all means, I'm all ears."
Chloe then explains before asking, "I want to help my class de-stress from having to keep their negative emotions in check to prevent themselves from getting Akumatized one time too many until Hawk Moth and his associates are thrown in prison. Adrien suggested that I show my class a good time, but right now, I got nothing coming to mind, and I'm smart enough for my age that I should've thought of something earlier. Any ideas, Armand?"
Armand answers, "Well, off of the top of my head, one of the best ways to show your class a good time is to throw for them a party – a safe, fun party."
Chloe replies, "Hmm. Excellent idea, Armand. I don't know why I didn't think of that sooner. Okay, what day of this weekend works best for the party?"
Armand answers, "I have an idea as to which day works perfectly."
In Marinette's bedroom the next day, Alya is taking pictures of Rose, Juleka, and Mylene as they model Marinette's hat designs.
Marinette then says as she unveils her handmade jewelry, "And these are jewelry I handmade myself for you guys to customize yourselves."
Marinette gives Rose a necklace, and Rose remarks, "Oooh! They're so cute!"
Alya then says, "Hold it! Nobody move."
Alya takes a picture of Rose wearing the necklace Marinette made.
Alya remarks to Marinette, "This one would make an awesome home page to your future blog, wouldn't it, Mari?"
Marinette nods.
Just then, everyone's phones beep or vibrate as notices for a message from Chloe appear on their phones' screens.
Alya asks, "Chloe?"
Marinette inquires as well, "Is there something Chloe needs?"
Alya looks at the message and answers, "Chloe's inviting me to a party later on today."
Rose remarks in slight surprise, "Huh, me too!"
Juleka adds, "She invited me as well."
Mylene adds further, "And also me."
Rose remarks, "That's so nice of Chloe!"
Marinette replies, "Well, ever since her first meeting with her mother when she was three years old, Chloe's been doing everything she can to defy all of the rich brat stereotypes."
Rose then asks, "What's Ms. Bourgeois like?"
Marinette answers in the same manner as The Kingpin before explaining, "What is the best way to say it? I believe '"the harshest, meanest, crappiest, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed, bossiest, demanding, et cetera fashion critic in the world who can't even remember her relatives' names and who doesn't seem to understand that she can't fire just about everybody she meets who don't do as she says just because some of them work for her and others don't"' sums it up. But the thing is, after Chloe first met her mother, Audrey Bourgeois turned over a new leaf, if only because her harsh words towards the outfit Chloe was wearing that day prompted Chloe to warn her of her incoming fate in the future, by reciting to her the 25th Book of Matthew verses 31 to 46 as a form of reprimand for the actions and words that Audrey had done and said to people all her life even before she met Anaximandre Bourgeois and gave birth to Chloe and then had an affair with another man to give birth to Zoe Lee a few months later, breaking their marriage vows."
Alya, Rose, Juleka, and Mylene looked shocked.
Marinette says before explaining further, "Yeah, don't ask me how all of that came to be; Mayor Bourgeois explicitly said that it's a subject only his family and his daughter's closest friends deserves to know, including me. And it's not my place to tell any of you without his approval. Anyway, after Chloe said her harsh piece to her mother, Audrey took the time to reflect on her overall character, and she realized, religious scriptures aside, that Chloe was right. Audrey took it upon herself to change her ways, and soon enough, she raised Zoe better than she could've in some kind of original timeline if it weren't for Chloe giving her a wake-up call. Although I sincerely doubt Audrey Bourgeois will ever change 100% or permanently."
Marinette then receives a text, and she says, "Well, well, looks like Chloe wants her second-first best friend to attend the party too."
In Hawk Moth's lair, the window screen opens.
Hawk Moth remarks, "A party being thrown by the most warrior-esque but still kind girl in all of Paris? Still, it's such a somewhat fertile breeding ground for negative emotions!"
He energizes a butterfly and turns it into an Akuma.
Hawk Moth sends the Akuma off and says, "Fly away, my evil Akuma! Finding a victim to Akumatize should be a piece of cake!"
In Purple Streak's observatory, Purple Streak makes a Tenshi and says, "Fly off, my heroic Tenshi. Find Albert Jaillet and turn him into my Cheer Bull."
The Tenshi flies off to find Albert Jaillet.
In the Grand Paris Hotel's lobby, several students of Francoise Dupont are mingling or looking hungrily at all of the delicious and healthy food Chloe asked the kitchen staff to make while taking occasional breaks to sleep before exercising.
From the upper balcony, Chloe looks down at the class with a sort of forlorn expression.
Armand then suggests, "Mademoiselle, maybe you should go downstairs and greet your guests in a welcoming manner with a hug and a kiss."
Chloe replies, "Well, I haven't exactly been kissed by anyone in the class other than Sabrina, Adrien, and Marinette, but if it means getting to experience something new and proving once again that I am actually nice when they get to know me, so be it."
Chloe walks down to the lobby.
Marinette remarks to Adrien, "Well, polish Ladybug's armor and call me a metal cleaner."
Adrien says, "Well, you and I have known Chloe for a long time even if months apart, so I guess this means she's cool even under pressure."
Marinette remarks, "Don't I know it."
Adrien then says, "Anyway, Chloe actually also talked to me, and she said that Superman's clone came to her and listened to our stories about our origins. Superman's clone said that as long as none of the other comic book superheroes and antiheroes get Akumatized or get involved with any Akuma battles until Heroes' Day comes and Scarlet Moth unleashes his army upon Paris, we'll be able to handle things adequately without having to worry about an Akumatized Superman clone on the loose who may or may not be made immune to Green Kryptonite."
Marinette replies back, "I see it all, and I still believe it even when I have small doubts. But I don't want to ruin anything."
Adrien nods before he and Marinette take some finger sandwiches and start eating them.
Chloe then comes up and says, "Hey, guys."
Adrien and Chloe give each other la bise.
Chloe then asks, "So, what do you think of the party, Adrien and Marinette?"
Adrien answers, "It's awesome, Chloe."
Marinette adds, "I heartedly concur."
Rose comes up and says, "Hey there, Chloe."
Rose kisses Chloe on her cheeks.
Kim says, "Hey, Chloe!"
Kim kisses Chloe on her cheeks too.
Max then says to Chloe, "Thank you for the invitation, Chloe."
And Max kisses Chloe on her cheeks as well.
Chloe walks up to Marinette, and they freeze, not knowing what to do.
Armand gives Chloe a thumbs up when she looks at him, and when Marinette looks at Adrien, he discreetly nods in approval.
Chloe then says, "Oh, what the hey?"
Chloe and Marinette kiss each other on the cheeks.
And then, Chloe starts hugging Marinette, prompting her to hug her back.
Everyone cheers at the signs of affection.
Alya remarks, "Haha! I knew it! Oh, I should've got you guys on video!"
Cherry Caboche says, "Oh, I got it on video, alright."
Marinette then says darkly with an evil smile, "You don't want me to tickle torture you while hanging you upside down for an hour, do you?"
Cherry gulps before shaking her head for no.
The Akuma flies in to the hotel via one of the windows.
Meanwhile, Nino is controlling the DJ and everyone is mingling. Which includes students dancing, some students playing safely in the ball pits, Max and Alix playing Ultimate Mecha Strike III under Marinette's strict supervision, and some of the girls having a tickle fight with each other and with some of the boys. But thankfully, Chloe's associates made sure that none of the tickle fights went on for too long and made sure that none of the participants of the tickle fights experienced sexual reactions to tickling.
At a part of the party that can be seen, Chloe then asks Armand as she checks her checklist, "Okay, so, what's next on the party agenda, Armand? Because I lost my place in this part of the checklist."
Armand answers while pointing to step five of the checklist, "Well, the next thing on the party agenda, more specifically this list, is step five: to go and check to make sure your guests are having a good time."
After memorizing where step five is and where step six is, Chloe snaps her fingers gently as she says in response, "Ah, yes, I almost forgot. Thanks, Armand."
Armand says, "You know you do not always have to call me Armand just because you remember my name."
Chloe replies, "I know, but you know as well as I do that I'd rather prefer calling people I'm friends or associates with by their real names unless their real names are changed to different names for legal and logical reasons."
Chloe politely gives her checklist to Armand and she walks towards the party.
Chloe walks towards Nathanael and says to get his attention, "Excuse me. Nathanael."
Nathanael looks at Chloe as she stops in front of him while being mindful of personal space.
Chloe inquires, "Are you having a good time, if you don't mind me asking?"
Nathanael answers, "Oh. Well, yes, I am having a good time."
Mylene comes up in a hands-up spin dance as she says before asking Chloe, "Woo! All this dancing's made me thirsty. Do you know where the ice cubes are, Chloe?"
Chloe answers, "Well, no, I don't know where they are, but I'll look for them. How many ice cubes do you think you need?"
Mylene thinks for a second and answers, "I think two of them will do."
Chloe nods in response before zooming across the room for the ice cubes without actually using her super speed before finding the coolers for the ice cubes.
Chloe examines the coolers and she sees a big assortment of ice cubes inside each one.
Chloe takes out two ice cubes from the blue cooler before walking back to Mylene.
Chloe then hands them to Mylene politely before saying, "Oh, and Mylene? You may want to take off your sweater for a bit so you can air out your armpits and your sides. I think I may have forgot to ask for the AC to be cranked up to one notch."
Mylene replies, "This is my favorite sweater, Chloe."
Chloe replies, "Okay, your funeral."
Chloe walks away, but not before saying, "And by the by, that's a modern expression meaning, your loss."
Chloe walks away, before Mylene replies, "O-kay."
In Hawk Moth's lair, Hawk Moth snarls, "I knew I had to wait for too long! If only Chloe had the natural cruelty of a spoiled brat I would be counting on!"
Back at the party, Adrien says while eating a cantaloupe slice, "Mmm! I knew there was great food at parties like this."
Marinette replies, "First of all, don't talk with your mouth full. And secondly, don't eat too much; you don't want to end up with a stomachache, you don't want to end up gaining additional weight, and you don't want to end up vomiting while on the dance floor just because you couldn't wait thirty minutes before dancing."
Adrien's eyes widened as he finishes chewing on his cantaloupe slice before swallowing and throwing the outside of the cantaloupe slice into the garbage can.
Marinette then observes Chloe doing good deeds for the people in the party, and she says, "Well, I'll be a weapon smith. This BFF behavior is not an act or a charade; rather, it is a genuine desire to show people that anyone can be kind, depending on their physical, emotional, and mental upbringings and growths."
Alya comes up and says, "Ahem. How well-educated. You seem to care about Chloe as much as Nora cares for me just because she's my oldest sister."
Marinette replies, "Chloe and I may not be sisters by blood and DNA, but we're sisters by bond and spirit."
Meanwhile, Kim gives the okay sign to Nino, and Nino changes the DJ to play slow dancing music.
Every couple, romantical or otherwise, gets together.
Chloe then comes up to Adrien and asks, "Adrien? Shouldn't you and Marinette be dancing?"
Adrien looks at Marinette looking at Nino, and he asks, "You're okay with me and Marinette somewhat secretly dating?"
Chloe answers, "Of course I am, Adrien. I may not have had a crush on you for years, but I can tell Marinette cares for you and vice versa. But please, take care of Marinette the way she would take care of you after Hawk Moth is permanently defeated. Now go."
Adrien leaves.
Chloe looks over at Kim, who's looking at her.
Chloe says in sign language for Kim to understand, "Remember Valentine's Day this year?"
Kim looks shocked and he nods before going to find someone else to ask for a dance.
Chloe then notices someone she never thought to see in the Grand Paris or even this early in season 2: Luka Couffaine. Or at least, who appears to be Luka Couffaine, but with black hair, sea green eyes, and a different set of Jagged Stone inspired clothes, no nail polish, no earrings or any peircings, and no tattoos.
Chloe asks in shock as the boy in question approaches her, "Nico Cabannes?"
Nico holds out his left hand and he asks sweetly, "Would you care to share a dance with me, Chloe?"
Chloe smiles slowly and takes Nico's hand before the two of them make their way to the dance floor, and they start slow-dancing.
Adrien approaches Marinette, red in the face and ears, and he asks, "Marinette? Would you... um... would you like... to dance?"
Marinette smiles as she takes Adrien by the hand, and they start slow-dancing.
Marinette smiles cheekily.
Chloe briefly notices Marinette and Adrien dancing, and she asks while pointing out to Nico, "See that, Nico? I told you they'd start dancing sooner or later. And for once, I'm not even speechless."
Nico replies, "And you're not such a bad dancer yourself."
Chloe explains, "Well, I had dancing lessons for years before I was able to properly dance as much as I could without hurting myself or messing up. It would be a matter of time before I could dance like the greats, including Ginger Rogers, Jennifer Lopez, Merce Cunningham, Josephine Baker, and even Michael Jackson."
Armand nods at Chloe, and she nods back.
Adrien then says, "You're pretty great, Marinette."
Marinette blushes as she replies, "Y-you're great yourself, Adrien."
Adrien and Marinette lean in to kiss, and everyone stops to watch.
Marinette and Adrien then kiss each other on the lips, much to everyone's shock and joy.
Chloe then notices the song ending, and says, "Well, this was a lot of fun."
Adrien answers before asking, "Yes, it was, Chloe. So, who's this?"
Chloe answers, "Everyone, this is Nico Cabannes, one of the boys I met in one of Jagged Stone's previous concerts six years ago. I never mentioned him because he rarely visits Paris, and for good reason, too, because Hawk Moth might find out in some way. And well, Nico happens to be close friends with Juleka's older twin brother, Luka Couffaine."
Juleka says while getting over her speech impediment, "Yes, and aside from Rose, Marinette, Chloe and Sabrina were the only ones who asked about my brother even though they haven't met him yet. But we all did get to meet Nico when he came here last time Jagged Stone had a concert, because he's part of Jagged Stone's intern team."
Nico bows.
Chloe then asks, "Nico, how have you been?"
Nico answers, "I've been good; needed to see a familiar and friendly face."
Armand then pops up and says, "If I may, Mademoiselle ought to – "
But Chloe interrupts him politely, "Armand, please stop talking in the third person; it makes people look at you with scorn on the streets."
Armand sighs before saying, "If I may, Chloe, you might have something to confess."
Chloe looks confused before realization dawns on her face, and she says, "Oh, what the hell?"
Chloe grabs Nico and kisses him hard, and eventually he reciprocates the kiss.
Then they pull away early to breathe in.
Armand then says hesitatingly, "U-um, uh, c-congratulations, Chloe."
Chloe then says, "No hard feelings, Armand. I know you were gonna try to help, but sometimes, these things take time, no help necessary in some cases."
As everyone got back to slow-dancing with the music continuing, Jean pulls out Chloe's angelic white teddy bear and says in a squeaky voice, much to Chloe's shock, embarrassment, and horror, "(Squeaky voice) Oh, Chloe, dear! (The squeaking of the teddy bear makes everyone look) You've been such a good little girl! Maggie is so very proud of you!"
Chloe looks shocked and embarrassed.
Kim inquires, "Is that your teddy bear, Chloe?"
Everyone starts laughing, but then, Chloe's eyes turned bright red, her bared teeth sharpened to demonic points, and she screams, "RRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRR! (Echoes avalanche style)"
As Chloe keeps up her sonic roar for 15 seconds, everyone covered their ears in agonizing pain, as they were somewhat too close.
After Chloe finishes her sonic roar, everyone looks to see her hair on fire, but not really burning, and the rest of her appearance so far still remains unchanged.
Armand looks scared for his life, and Chloe stomps over to Armand before stopping in front of him, with everyone noticing how close to his hair her head is, and she slaps Armand hard in the face before kneeing him in the bees hard and before kicking him in the head hard, sending him to the ground and making everyone wince or cringe, with all of the boys clutching their private parts or their faces.
Chloe snarls, "I warned you, Armand! I really f(bleep!) warned you!"
Armand groans in pain as he lies on the floor and weakly tries to crawl away.
Armand says fearfully, "I was only trying to help!"
Chloe retorts, "And did you expect me to appreciate having my old teddy bear which I planned to donate to charity being shown to practically everyone from my school when I'm trying to create an atmosphere where nobody gets Akumatized by being genuinely friendly to all of them and by genuinely making sure to let them have a good time to de-stress from having to keep their negative emotions in check 24/7?!"
Everyone gasps at Chloe's confession.
Just then, Nico calls out, "Akuma!"
And everyone shrieks as they see the Akuma enter Chloe's purse, but she throws it away before stepping on it without really breaking it, releasing the Akuma.
Just as the Akuma was gonna try merging with anything else on Chloe, she says the Order of the Guardians' anti-Akuma chant while meditating, "Whirlwind of wisdom! The virtuous wind resists the temptation! My anger is mine, but I am not my anger. My anger is mine, but I am not my anger."
The Akuma flies away, and the Akuma exits the hotel, but not before backtracking through another passage as it still detects Armand's fear, sadness and pain.
Back in the ballroom, Chloe calms herself before saying dangerously, "Unless you all want to see what I'm capable of in Rage Mode, do not speak of this incident and definitely do not bring up my former teddy bear or anything else you might've seen."
Everyone nods in fear, even Marinette.
Chloe then says, "As for you, Armand Jean, YOU'RE FIRED!"
Chloe then takes away her teddy bear before walking away.
Armand lowers his head in shame and sadness.
In his lair, Hawk Moth remarks, "Ahh, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed."
The Akuma enters Armand's handkerchief, and Hawk Moth remarks, "Hello there, Despair Bear. I am Hawk Moth. You've always been such a good influence on Chloe Bourgeois, but now, you get to be a bad influence for everyone, and a wickedly evil one at that!"
Armand/Despair Bear replies darkly while nobody is watching or listening, "With great pleasure, sir."
Armand turns into Despair Bear, who is now a teddy bear controlling supervillain.
Despair Bear whispers, "(Softly) You've been very naughty, Chloe-kins, and Despair Bear is not proud of you! The time has come to make you pay!"
Meanwhile, everyone is dancing to funky music.
Despair Bear evades detection and starts searching for a victim to taunt Chloe or to find her at the latest.
Despair Bear spots Sabrina and runs up to her, attaching himself to Sabrina's right leg.
Sabrina gasps softly as her eyes turn bright green, signifying she's under Despair Bear's control.
Sabrina says to Despair Bear low enough for him to hear, "Chloe's gone up to her room."
Chloe watches this from afar as Sabrina and Despair Bear enter the elevator.
But then, Despair Bear notices Chloe walking to the party, acting casual.
Despair Bear makes Sabrina take a hair brush out of her purse and rush up to Chloe.
Sabrina says in a mind-controlled variant of her normal voice, "Come here, Chloe."
Chloe replies while making sure to keep her voice loud enough for the party to hear, "Nice try, Despair Bear!"
Everyone looks at the scene, and Kim hits the Akuma Alert button on his Akuma Alert app.
The Akuma alarm in the hotel blares.
Chloe drop kicks Sabrina and Despair Bear hard enough to send both of them flying, with Sabrina landing upside down in the ball pit, with her shoes thrown off.
Despair Bear leaves Sabrina and goes to find someone else.
Sabrina bemoans, "(Muffled) Ough, my head. What the? Where am I?! Where are my shoes?! Why can't I see anything?! And why am I upside down?!"
Kim snarls at Despair Bear as he tries to catch the Akumatized teddy bear, "If you touch one hair on Chloe's head, you'll have to answer to me."
Chloe snarls at the top of her lungs, "SHUT THE F(BLEEP!) UP, KIM! I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL BEFORE I KICK YOUR F(BLEEP!) TEETH OUT!"
Everyone gasps in fear, and they start running away.
Despair Bear manages to possess Kim in the confusion.
Adrien and Marinette see and hear everything that's going on, and they discreetly leave.
Meanwhile, Alix is trying to pull Sabrina out of the ball pit, but she's struggling because Sabrina was panicking loudly about not knowing who was grabbing her by her ankles.
Alix says, "Sabrina, calm down; it's me, Alix!"
Sabrina replies, "(Muffled) Yeah, right! For all I know, you could be a shapeshifting Akuma!"
Alix then notices Sabrina's toenails through her socks being see-through, and Alix gets a wicked idea.
Alix removes Sabrina's socks as she demands, "(Muffled) What's happening?! Why are you taking off my socks?! What are you – oh, no! Don't you dare! Leave my feet alone!"
Alix doesn't listen and she starts tracing her fingers on Sabrina's soles, making her hysterically laugh.
Meanwhile, in the same closet her counterparts hid inside of to prevent Cat Noir's counterparts from seeing her face after the Lady Wifi incident was done and over with, Marinette then says while catching her breath, "I... I've gotta transform, Tikki. I... I had no idea that preventing... Despair Bear's Akumatization was not gonna be easy. Tikki, Spots On!"
Marinette transforms into Ladybug.
Adrien comes in after Ladybug comes out, and Adrien says, "Marinette said that fighting Despair Bear was going to be most arduous. Plagg, Claws Out!"
Adrien transforms into Cat Noir.
Meanwhile, the possessed Kim is twirling Chloe around the room, making her growl and roar animalistically.
Chloe then kicks Kim hard in the bees before grabbing Despair Bear and stomping on him three times before throwing him at the doorway.
Then, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Cheer Bull show up.
Despair Bear gets back up, but Cheer Bull charges and his horns pierce through the teddy bear, shredding it to pieces and leaving the tiny Armand as the only thing left.
Ladybug purifies the Akuma, and she releases her Miraculous Ladybug cure.
Armand is turned back to normal and the teddy bear is returned to normal and pristine condition.
Ladybug says while handing Chloe her teddy bear, "Thanks for helping us when you could."
Chloe nods before politely taking the teddy bear.
Armand comes up and says, "Chloe, I must confess, I do not remember anything!"
Chloe replies, "Trust me, you're better off not remembering what had happened over the past five minutes. Oh, and please don't let the guests go home just yet; there's one final act to come."
Ladybug and Cat Noir disappear and transform back into Marinette and Adrien in an alleyway close to the hotel with no cameras while Cheer Bull was turned back to normal and taken home by Purple Streak.
In Hawk Moth's lair, the magical terrorist snarls, "Ladybug, Cat Noir, if you haven't gotten help, defeating you would've been child's play! So you better watch out, because your day of ruination is coming soon!"
The window to Hawk Moth's lair closes, engulfing the lair in darkness.
Meanwhile, in the Grand Paris, Tom says to congratulate everyone for baking macaroons, "Great job, all of you. You've all done such excellent work."
Everyone cheers.
Adrien says, "It was a good idea to invite Marinette's dad, Chloe."
Chloe replies, "I know. And I'm sorry for the trouble, Adrien; this is literally the first time I nearly lost myself to my rage, this is literally the first time I caused an Akuma, accidentally or otherwise, and this is literally the first time I threw our efforts out the window just because a childhood secret had been exposed."
Adrien replies back, "Don't worry about it; the important thing is that we all took care of it. But please don't do this again."
Chloe replies back as well, "You beginning to learn the differences between forgiveness and unforgiveness aside, I'll try my hardest."
Chloe then walks over to Kim's macaroons and asks, "May I?"
Kim nods, and Chloe takes a macaroon before taking a bite out of it.
Kim notices Chloe looking pleased.
Chloe swallows her chewed bites and says, "Wonderful. For someone who started to learn baking, you did pretty good. You get a 10 out of 10."
Kim replies, "Yes! Thanks, Chloe."
Chloe nods.
Chloe then walks over to Mylene and asks again, "May I?"
Mylene nods and Chloe tries one of Mylene's macaroons.
Chloe remarks, "Mm! Delicious! A 10 out of 10 for you as well!"
Mylene replies, "Oh, thank you, Chloe!"
Chloe walks over, and Marinette says, "Of course, you can try one of mine."
Chloe takes a bite of the offered macaroon, and she says, "Mm! Wonderful as always, bestie! Ten out of ten for you too!"
Chloe then approaches Rose and asks one more time, "May I, please?"
Rose nods and Chloe takes a macaroon before taking a bite out of it.
Chloe remarks, "Mm. Ten out of ten for you as well."
Rose replies, "Oh, thank you!"
Marinette sighs in relief.
Adrien remarks, "Guess some people are capable of change, unlike others."
Marinette then says, "True, but it doesn't hurt to try if it's not already too late."
Adrien then asks, "May I?"
Marinette gives Adrien a macaroon, and Adrien says, "Thanks."
Adrien takes a bite, and he remarks, "Mm!"
Adrien chews his bite before swallowing, and he says, "Your baking is as good as your dancing and your profound ability to kiss like you mean it."
Marinette cackles before saying teasingly, "Wait until we're older; then I'll show you how I kiss like I mean it."
Adrien blushes before laughing heartedly, knowing Marinette was joking.
In her bedroom, Marinette crosses off Despair Bear and she says, "That's Despair Bear come and gone; next up is Catnip Fragrance. Hoo, boy. I don't know how I'm gonna try to make sure Adrien doesn't make a fool of himself by inventing and spraying on himself a fragrance that has a catnip scent that can attract nearby domestic cats."
Tikki asks tiredly, "And which –(Yawning) which Akumatized villain is next?"
Marinette answers, "(Yawning) Penny Rolling, aka Troublemaker."
Marinette heads to her bed, and as soon as she gets comfortable underneath her bed covers, it was lights out.
The End.
(Author's notes: Yeah, sorry if all of this is a trigger warning; this came to me on a whim, and I didn't know it could be a potential trigger warning. I'll try to dial it down in future chapters, but no promises.
See you all in chapter 59 and Miraculous Chibi webisode 2: Catnip Fragrance.)
