"Uh-oh! Whiskers! Stay calm! Come on now-OW!" yelped out as he was trying to save a kitten, losing his footing on the tree as Ladybug saved him while Chat Noir used his staff to save the kitten. Meanwhile, a new truck arrived along with the fire department.
"Mr. Damo..."Ladybug stopped himself for a moment, "um, Owl! This is the fifth time this week we come to your rescue." He chided as Chat Noir walked up with the kitten in his arms.
"You're really going to get hurt one of these days. At least wear a helmet." Chat Noir added.
"But you two don't wear helmets." Mr. Damocles argued.
Ladybug sighed heavily, raising the cord of his yo-yo to gently place Mr. Damocles on the ground. "Mr. Owl, we've told you already. It's not the same for us, we're responsible for all Akuma attacks, anything else outside that is just us trying to help out where we can." Ladybug explained.
"Plus you know, we have superpowers and magic suits." Chat Noir added as he handed the kitten back to the owner.
"I know. " Mr. Damocles say. "But since I was a little boy, I only ever dreamed of becoming a real superhero!" He said as a reporter walked up towards them with a microphone.
"Mr. Owl," The reporter asked, "Do you believe that you a new hero for the citizens of Paris?"
Mr. Damocoles cleared his throat. "Thanks to some advice from my good friends Ladybug and Chat Noir, I am certain I will do better next time!" Both Chat Noir and Ladybug slapped their foreheads. "I will be reviewing my weaponry and engaging in training. Because wherever there's injustice, there's The Owl!" He proclaimed, taking out a bag of flour, shaking it rapidly to create a white cloud. "Owl Mist!" But he then ran towards the streets into oncoming traffic.
"Any comments, Ladybug and Chat Noir?" The reporter asked as the camera's pointed towards them. Chat Noir turned towards Ladybug in surprised as he spoke up.
" ...means well. But to all the children of Paris, you mustn't try to copy us or him. What Chat Noir and I do is very dangerous."
Chat Noir dusted the flour off of his suit. "Ladybug's right. So, don't try this at home. Okay, kids?" Chat Noir added as the two of them then abruptly left as more reporters showed up.
"The principal Mr. Damocles has a good heart, but this is bound to end badly." Chat Noir said from the rooftops, leaning against a chimney as Ladybug sat atop the edge crossing his legs.
Ladybug rested his head on his hands. "We can't spend all our time watching out for him. If I miss anymore sleep, I am going to go crazy."
Chat Noir stared at his partner for a moment, wondering if he was brave enough to make fun of him. But he decided against it, treasuring his own life. "Perhaps we should convince him to stop trying to be a superhero by... scaring him, for example?"
Ladybug groaned into his hands. "It's too early for this." He grumbled taking out his yo-yo.
"Wait, where are you going?" Chat Noir asked.
"The best solution is usually the simplest one." Ladybug said throwing his yo-yo towards a building across the street.
"You want back up?" Chat Noir asked, but Ladybug was already gone.
Within the evening Mr. Damocles returned to his office, messing around with something on his computer, but looking annoyed as he was trying to activate something with voice recognition to little success.
"Please repeat. I was unable to understand." The automatic computer voice said.
"Hoo-ho-" Mr. Damocles tried again but was cut off by Ladybug jumping into his office, he was shocked, standing up. "Ladybug?! What are you doing in my- I mean, this principal's office?!"
Ladybug crossed his arms. " Mr. Damocles, you don't have to pretend."
The principal scoffed, clearly off-balanced by his identity being revealed. "Psh- Mr. Damocles? I don't know such a man!" He insisted as Ladybug looked at him before picking up the nameplate on his desk, showing it to him.
"Ah- that's...uh." finally faltered. "Fine, so you've discovered my secret identity."
"...right. You need to stop this pretending to be a superhero, it's dangerous for you to be doing tasks you're not trained for."
"Pretending?!" "I'll have you know, I've been preparing for this my whole like. I'm living up to almost every ideal of the great, Dark Owl."
Ladybug sighed heavily, very tired, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Mr. Damocles, there's a difference between reality and the comic book heroes you're fantasizing about being like. You need to stop acting so childish." Ladybug said bluntly placing the nameplate back on the table. " as Mr. Damocles hung his head rather shamefully, only hearing the negatives of that Ladybug was saying.
Marin sighed heavily, exhausted from the day. He walked up the stairs as Tikki flew out, turning on the tv as he climbed up towards his bed. For a brief moment, a smiled as he was about to crash onto it. Then he hears a breaking news announcement.
"Citizens of Paris, listen to me very carefully!" A new villain announced as the screen showed a bus dangling over a single kitten. "With just one slight movement, I can release a rope holding onto a city bus and all the animals inside will crash down upon this poor helpless little kitten!" He laughed like a maniac as Marin froze in place. "And if anyone should be 'tempt to come and save the animals, beware! It is all rig! Liquid nitrogen will automatically douse the feet of the Eiffel Tower, freezing them to -700 degree, and making them more fragile than glass! They will collapse! And the bus will flatten our cute kitten friend!"
Tikki could feel a malicious force behind her as Marin had to move away from his bed. He had been taking power naps throughout the day to compensate for the shenanigans of "Mr. Owl", but the lack of sleep was taking it's toll.
"Ladybug, Chat Noir the only way you can save these sweet animals is to come and hand your Miraculouses over to me! And you only have 10 minutes! Follow the Owl-Signal!"
The Kwami turned to see her partner holding his face in his hand. Slowly raising his head as he looked about ready to destroy anyone that even touched him. "Tikki." He said calmly as his Kwami looked up at him curiously.
"We're ending this tonight. One way or another." Marin said grabbing his messenger bag.
Atop the roofs, Chat Noir noticed the signal originating from the stadium.
"That principal sure is holding a grudge." He remarked, looking around for his partner, who was nowhere in sight. He hoped that the absence of his partner was just one of Ladybug's elaborate plans, but even so, the villain had to be dealt with. Chat Noir jumped down into the stadium, looking around for a moment as he called out.
"Hoo-hoo! Mr. Damocles?"
Suddenly a large light blinded him for a moment as the villain revealed himself. " I am not Mr. Damocles! I am the Dark Owl!"
Chat Noir walked towards him. "Why don't we talk about this for a moment? After all, we're both heroes..."
Dark Owl narrowed his eyes, "Where is Ladybug?"
"I don't control him, we're a modern couple in that sense." Chat Noir joked but secretly wanted his partner to show up as soon as possible.
"Then you can be the first to place your Miraculous in the box located in the middle of the stadium or-" All of a sudden, Dark Owl dropped the detonator, turning back to normal as Chat Noir was uncertain of how to properly react. He took out his staff, immediately dialing Ladybug.
"Hey- so. Did you do something?" He asked as he kept an eye on looking around in confusion.
Ladybug sounded almost angry, yet calm. "I dealt with the akuma, you deal with the principal. I am going to bed, good-bye."
He hung up rather curtly as Chat Noir shrugged his shoulders, walking over to the principal.
"Where am I?" Mr. Damocles asked in confusion as Chat Noir knelt by him.
"You turned into a villain for a moment, but Ladybug saved you." He explained seeing Mr. Damocles's sullen expression. Chat Noir smiled at him. "So what did he say?"
"Huh?" Mr. Damocles lifted his head up in surprise before sighing. "I was ashamed, jumping around like a fool."
"So-" Chat Noir was about to comfort him, but all of a sudden Mr. Damocles jumped to his feet. "I should become the hero the people need!"
"Uh...that's the spirit?" Chat Noir remarked supportively.
For the new few days "Mr. Owl" stayed true to his word, even getting on the news as he was gaining more appreciation from the people. Chat Noir jumped over the rooftops, spotting his partner nearby.
"Hello." Chat Noir greeted as Ladybug looked towards him in surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
"I thought I'd spend more time with you." He said with a smile, folding his hand behind his back with a witty smile. "You know, go on patrol more often."
Ladybug smiled at him, stretching for a moment, "You sure you can keep up?"
"Psh-" Chat Noir scoffed, "I was born ready." He said. "So, what happened with the Dark Owl thing?" he asked as they both overlooked the new hero taking a photo with a few of their classmates.
Ladybug rubbed the back of his head. "It wasn't my best moment, being a little harsh like that." He admitted, "but earlier when I went to see Mr. Damocles I noticed that he was attached to his desktop. And when I saw that "threat" I asked Tikki to check it out first since Kwami's don't show up on camera. Once I was sure his threat wasn't legit, I went directly to his office, which wasn't protected so it was easy to destroy the desktop."
Chat Noir nodded, processing what his partner just said. "Wait, so what were you going to tell me any of this?" Chat Noir asked as Ladybug flashed him a sheepish smile, clapping his hands together apologetically.
"Sorry, I just wanted to get it over with." He said, looking guilty as Chat Noir wasn't sure if he should have felt insulted or not. But then again...
Chat Noir rested his head behind his head, smiling in amusement. "I guess I'll be able to forgive you, on one condition."
"Yeah?" Ladybug questioned with slight suspicion, uncertain of what his partner was going to ask.
"I get an I.O.U, to be used on whatever I what, whenever I want. Also, it never expires."
"Within reason."
"Fine."
"Deal." Ladybug nodded as the two bumped fists before jumping onto the rooftops of Paris.