Marinette and Alya were having a meeting with Alix, Juleka, Mylène, and Rose in the former's bedroom.
"Thanks for showing up, girls," said Alya. "So, check this out. I've got the… biggest… scoop! But FYI, it's seriously hush-hush. Top secret, classified information."
"You know who Ladybug is?" Alix asked, and Juleka, Mylène, and Rose gasped in anticipation.
"No, but it's almost as hot. Marinette is—"
"Wait, Alya," Marinette whispered, blushing. "Do you really think this is such a good idea?"
"I don't think it is; I know it is," she said, looking back at the girls. "But remember, girls, your lips are sealed. Got it?"
The girls nodded.
"Well, Marinette is head-over-heels for somebody," said Alya.
"Yeah, Adrien," said Alix bluntly.
All the girls chuckled at Marinette, who looked at them flustered.
"What? But how did you know?" she asked.
"Well, it is pretty obvious," Mylène admitted.
"So, do you think… I mean… Adrien knows, too?" Marinette asked anxiously.
"No way. Boys never pick up on things like that," said Rose.
The girls nodded in agreement, and Marinette sighed in relief.
"Right, so let's get down to business," said Alya. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to arrange a ridiculously romantic date between Marinette and Adrien."
"Oh, that's so sweet!" said Rose.
"Great!" said Alix.
"Big time!" said Juleka.
"We know we can always count on you, Marinette, so you can count on us too," said Mylène.
Marinette smiled at them. "Aw, thanks, girls."
"You're up, Marinette," said Alya.
"Alya and I have come up with a plan. It's called 'Operation: Secret Garden'," said Marinette, pulling down a picture of the Trocadéro.
"Excuse me, but why do we need a plan? I mean, can't Marinette just go up to Adrien and ask him out?" Mylène asked confused.
All the girls burst out laughing.
"Seriously, Mylène?" said Alya. "This is Marinette we're talking about here. Now, each one of you will have a codename based on a flower. Alix, you'll be 'Violet'. Mylène, you'll be 'Sunflower'. Juleka, you'll be 'Rose'. And Rose will be 'Tulip'."
"Um, why isn't my name 'Rose'?" Rose asked.
"Because "Rose" is your real name," Alya explained.
"It won't be a codename if we call you 'Rose'," said Marinette, and Rose pondered on this for a moment. "This afternoon, 'Buttercup' has a photo shoot at the Trocadéro fountains."
"Hmm…" Rose frowned, confused
"Adrien!" Alix whispered.
"Ah!" said Rose.
"His security guard, a.k.a. the "Nanny", will be waiting for him in the car on the other side of the esplanade, in the 'chariot'," Marinette continued. "He's supposed to take 'Buttercup' back home after the photo shoot, except that's not gonna happen. This is where you guys come in. " All the girls nodded their heads. "Step one: 'Rose' will have a fake 'No Parking' sign. She'll go over to—"
"Um, who's 'Rose' again?" Mylène asked.
"Me, of course!" said Rose.
"No, Rose. It's Juleka. You're 'Tulip'," said Alya, pointing the girls in order again. "'Violet'. 'Sunflower'. 'Rose'. 'Tulip'."
Rose frowned, still not understanding, and Alya groaned.
"So, step one: 'Rose', you put the fake sign next to the 'Nanny's chariot'," Marinette continued. "Step two: 'Sunflower', you'll go find a police officer and say to him…" She then imitated Mylène's voice. "'Hello, Mr. Police Officer. Oh, look! That car's parked illegally'." She then started to imitate Roger's voice. "'Well, you don't say! I shall enforce the law right this second! Thank you, young lady.' Step three: No more 'Nanny'." All the girls nodded their heads. "Step four: 'Tiger-Lily' will let us know as soon as 'Buttercup' is done with his photo shoot."
Alya then pointed to herself. "'Tiger-Lily'."
"But, instead of meeting up with the 'Nann'", Adrien's gonna find…"
"'Lotus'!" Alya finished.
"That's Marinette!" Rose pointed.
Juleka, who was sitting behind Rose, gives her an approving pat on the head.
"But when 'Buttercup' sees that the 'chariot's' gone, he'll just text his 'Nanny', won't he?" Alix pointed out, making air quote gestures.
Marinette immediately closed her mouth but began to chuckle in a mock-evil triumph. "Impossible. 'Buttercup' always leaves his personal items in the car when he's on a photo shoot, even his phone!" She then smiled with adoration. "Such a professional!"
"She knows everything about Adrien!" Alix whispered to Rose. "Creepy, no?"
"Yes! It's so romantic!" said Rose with a dreamy look.
"So then…" said Marinette, continuing and imitating Adrien's voice. "'Hey, Marinette! What are you doing here? What an incredible crazy coincidence!'" She then started to talk in her normal voice. "This is where 'Tulip' springs into action! You give the signal to the rickshaw driver to come and park in the Nanny's car spot, then all I need to do is say to Adrien—"
"Bdi-di-di-di, di-di-di-di, di-di-di-di-di-di-di-dii!" said Alix with silly expressions.
All the girls laughed at Marinette.
"You're right, that's usually how it goes!" said Alya.
"But this time, I'm really ready!" said Marinette determinedly. "I've got you guys with me. I'm gonna do it, I promise!"
The girls then cheered at Marinette.
"You're gonna be great!" said Mylène
"Wooo! Yeah!" Alix cheered.
"So I say to him, 'Since your car's not here, we might as well ride home together. Hey, look! What a co-inky-dink! There's a rickshaw right here!'" said Marinette, imitating Adrien's voice. "'Awesome idea, Marinette! I've always dreamed of going on a rickshaw with you!'" Marinette then began to speak normally. "We take a really romantic ride along the banks of the Seine and over the Pont des Arts bridge, where we just happen to run into André, the sweethearts' ice cream maker! Then, 'Violet' skates by and showers us with rose petals! It's gonna be perfect!"
"It's… it's… so beautiful!" said Rose, looking teary-eyed.
"Any questions?" Alya asked.
Juleka raised her hand while Alix facepalm herself. "Which flower am I, again?"
"You're 'Rose'," said Rose, then looked at Marinette. "That's right, right?"
Marinette nodded.
"Yes!" said Rose triumphantly.
"'Operation: Secret Garden, here we come!" said Marinette as she and the girls put their hands together.
The girls raised their hands into the air and cheered.
At the Trocadéro, Adrien was having his photo shoot.
"Come on, more happy! The smile like you're smelling a delicious lunch in ze kitchen!" said Vincent. "Ah! No, no! We need a…" His eyes then turned to a nearby lollipop stand. "A lollipop!"
Vincent then suddenly ran off with unbelievable speed. A mother walking her baby in a stroller then walked by, and David waved at the baby, whose return wave made Adrien chuckle.
Vincent then suddenly returned with a lollipop. "There!"
"Lollipop! Lollipop!" the baby cried.
"Now we have a good taste!" said Vincent, handing Adrien the lollipop and retaking photos.
"Lollipop! Lollipop!" the baby cried, dropping his rattle.
"No, August," said his mother, picking up his rattle. "Lollipops are not for babies. Your snack is a delicious bottle of milk."
She then fed him with his milk bottle.
Alya was looking down, spying on Adrien.
"Are all the flowers planted?" Alya asked.
Juleka was holding a fake. 'No Parking' sign near the Agreste car. "'Rose' planted."
Mylène hid behind a tree from Lieutenant Roger. "'Sunflower' planted."
Rose waited near the rickshaw. "'Tulip' planted!"
Marinette was currently with Alya. "Perfect! Go, 'Rose'!"
"Uh, me?" Rose asked.
"No, the other 'Rose'!" said Alya.
Rose was still a little confused. Juleka chuckled in amusement while pushing the cart with the fake sign toward the Agreste car. But then one of the wheels of the cart got stuck in a slot on a manhole cover.
"Um, you guys, I've got a problem," she said in her mumbling voice.
"'Rose'?" Marinette asked.
"Yeah, what?" Rose asked
"There's a problem," said Juleka, quietly muttering It's stuck in a grate."
"'Rose', louder!" said Marinette.
"YEAH, WHAT?!" Rose shouted.
Both Marinette and Alya Winston then immediately shushed Rose for being so loud.
Juleka was still trying to free the fake sign herself, but he was having difficulty lifting it.
"Uh oh!" said Mylène, realising the problem, and quickly went to help Juleka carry the sign, which was quite heavy. "What's this big sign made of?"
"Metal, like, you know, the type road signs are made of," said Marinette. "Why?"
"Couldn't you have made it out of cardboard or something?" Mylène asked as they struggled to lift the sign. Suddenly, she noticed Roger walking away and quickly looked at Juleka. "Go and get the police officer."
Juleka released the site and quickly approached Roger, leaving Mylène to struggle with the sign.
"Caution! The photoshoot of 'Buttercup' will be over soon!" Marinette warned.
Alix stood alone at the Pont des Arts, waiting for her cue.
"Aw, seriously?" she groaned. "Enough with the chit-chat!"
None of them knew they were being spied upon by Lady P, who was looking at several monitors at the girls drinking a cup of tea.
"Anything good on?" Jack asked as he walked over with Nooroo by his side.
"Oh, just Marinette's recent scheme of asking Adrien out," she said. "It rather amusing."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that a little mean?"
Lady P shrugged. "It beats most modern entertainment."
Nooroo looked at Jack, who merely shrugged.
Juleka quickly approached Lieutenant Roger, who was humming 'La Marseillaise' and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" he said and turned around to see her. "Oh, I know you! You're in the same class with my daughter!"
"Hello, sir," said Juleka, mumbling her words quietly. "The Parking sign, um, is…"
"Huh? Tell me about it," said Roger. "Those pigeons are such a nuisance."
"Huh?" Juleka frowned, confused.
At the Trocadéro, both Marinette and Alya were still waiting for her.
"Come on, 'Rose'! Do it now!" said Marinette.
"Okay!" said Rose, signalling the rickshaw driver to start driving.
"Not you, 'Tulip'! The other 'Rose'!" said Alya.
"No, wait!" Rose gasped, chasing after the driver.
Mylène had just managed to hold up the sign.
"Come on, 'Rose'. You can do it!" said Mylène.
"ILLEGALLY PARKED CAR!" Juleka yelled at the top of the voice to Roger.
"Yes!" said Marinette and Alya in unison.
Juleka then angrily points to the Agreste car.
"Oh!" said Roger, realising what she was getting at.
Mylène was still trying to act nonchalant while holding up the fake sign when she realised Juleka was pointing at it.
"Thank you, young lady," said Roger as he made his way to the car.
"Great job, 'Rose'!" said Marinette.
Below, August's mother was struggling to pull the stroller up the steps. Adrien noticed them, concerned about her difficulties. He wanted to help, but Vincent was detaining him.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!" said Vincent. "Look at me! Give me your best smile!"
August noticed Adrien holding the lollipop again. "Lollipop! Lollipop!"
"No, August. Mummy told you already," said his mother. "You're too young for lollipops."
August began crying, and Marinette couldn't help but notice that his mother was struggling to get the stroller up the stairs.
"That poor lady," she said and began to make her way down. "She could really use a hand."
Alya grabbed her arm. "If you do that, Adrien will see you!"
Below, August's mother finally managed to reach the top.
"Oh, here you go, honey," she said, gently feeding him again, which calmed him down.
On the streets, Roger was having a conversation with Placide I.T.
"Sir, move this vehicle right away," said Roger, pointing at the fake no-stop sign. "This is a no-parking zone!"
Mylène smiled nervously while holding the no-stop sign, trying to remain casual. Placide I.T. groaned in annoyance.
"Move it! Move it! Move it!" said Roger.
Placide I.T. began to drive away but immediately stopped when the rickshaw shot past them and nearly ran him over.
"Hey, watch it!" said the driver.
"He's right! Be careful!" Said Roger.
Placide I.T. was losing his patience as Rose finally caught up with the driver. She quickly sat on the rickshaw's passenger seat and looked at the driver.
"U-turn, please," she said.
The driver began returning to where he had started, allowing Placide I.T. to drive away to find another parking spot.
Roger then began to walk away, and Mylène collapsed from exhaustion.
"Bravo, girls! Step two, commence!" said Marinette.
Placide I.T. was having trouble finding a parking place. He managed to locate one, but a motorcyclist took it from him before he could park.
At the same time, Marinette and Alya were still spying on Adrien from above.
"It's perfect! Hold it right there!" said Vincent.
Marinette noticed that August's mother still had trouble lifting the stroller up the stairs. If that wasn't bad enough, her phone dropped her purse, and she could retrieve it without releasing the stroller.
Marinette then got up and rushed over to help her.
"'Lotus'— Uh, Marinette! Stay here!" said Alya.
Marinette didn't listen and went down the stairs as August's mother tried to reach for her phone. Once there, she quickly bent down and grabbed it for her.
"Hello, ma'am," she said, returning her phone and walking to the front of the stroller. "Hello, little baby!"
She then grabbed the front of the stroller and helped the mother up the stairs.
"Thank you so much!" she said graciously.
Vincent had finally finished with a photo shoot and waved Adrien off. "All right, have a good day!"
"Look out, 'Buttercup's' on the move!" Alya warned.
Marinette was more than a little anxious as she continued to help August's mother with the stroller. August then dropped his milk bottle, which tumbled to the bottom of the stairs, and he immediately began crying.
"Sorry!" said Marinette, running down to grab the bottle before Adrien could see her. She then quickly made her way back up the stairs and gave the bottle to the mother. "Here you go!"
"Thank you, young lady," she said.
"You're welcome! Bye!" said Marinette and quickly ran back to her hiding spot.
August's mother was now trying to calm her son, but he was being rather stubborn.
As Marinette made her way to her hiding spot, she suddenly saw the Agreste car returning to its original location.
"Red alert! The 'Nanny''s back!" she panicked.
All the girls immediately gasped.
Juleka quickly ran back up to Roger and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yes?" he said.
Juleka then pointed towards the car again, where Rose and Mylène held up the fake sign.
"Hey you, mister! Over there!" Roger yelled. "You've asked for it! I'm slapping you with a fine for a parking violation, for non-compliance with orders, and for infuriating a usually cheerful police officer!"
Placide I.T. growled furiously as he walked away to find Adrien.
Hawk Moth sent these negative emotions from within his lair.
"A man who takes his work very seriously, whose blood is boiled by the slightest shortfall. That's what I call an easy target for my dear akumas," he said and began turning a butterfly into an akuma. "Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!"
He released the akuma and began to flutter towards his target.
Back at the Trocadéro, Placide I.T. was still looking for ageing when you crossed paths with August and his mother.
"You're being quite stubborn today, August," said the mother as she tried to calm her son, who continued to cry.
Adrien had just reached the top of the Trocadéro, and he and Marinette gasped when they saw the akuma descending towards Placide I.T. However, when the aggravated man in question caught sight of Adrien, he quickly calmed down, causing the akuma to fly away from him.
"What happened? His emotions just vanished!" Hawk Moth frowned.
August was still crying. "Lollipop! Lollipop! Lollipop!"
The akuma picked up these negative emotions and instantly flew into his I.D. bracelet.
Hawk Moth stood there motionless, rather flabbergasted by what had just happened. "This wasn't what I had in mind. But why not? After all, what could be more emotionally powerful than a baby throwing a giant temper tantrum?! Gigantitan, I am Hawk Moth."
"Hawk… Moo?" said August.
"No, not 'Hawk Moo'. Just Hawk Moth," said Hawk Moth, trying to keep his composure. "Well, you're going to be… big and strong, and you'll get to do… whatever you want. But in return, you must bring me back Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous."
"Lollipop?" said August.
"Not lollipop! Miraculous! Mi-ra-cu-lous!" Hawk Moth yelled.
August was then covered in dark ether and began to transform into Gigantitan. He was now over 30 feet tall and wearing a purple and green baby outfit.
August's mother immediately backed away in shock and fear. "My little baby!"
"LOLLIPOP!" Gigantitan cried, and everyone began running away from him. "Lollipop!"
Gigantitan began walking around but wasn't watching when he was going and nearly crushed his mother underfoot. Fortunately, Marinette tackled her to the ground just in time.
"Kids these days. They grow up so fast! Am I right?" Marinette smiled at her.
Gigantitan continued stomping around, and everyone ran away in fear.
"It's a baby!"
Jack and Lady P watched Gigantitan stomp around at their secret hideout.
"What just happened?" Jack asked.
"Well, I'm not quite sure how to put this, but it would seem as if Hawk Moth has akumaized a baby," said Lady P.
"You're joking?" Jack stared.
"She's telling the truth," said Nooroo.
Jack shook his head in disbelief. "Of all the idiotic things to do. Well, it sounds like we better give this baby a timeout. Nooroo, light wings rise!"
Jack then began to transform into Sprite.
Back at the Trocadéro, Mylène, Rose, and Juleka ran around while Alya recorded everything for her Ladyblog.
"Whoa, don't blink now!" she said
Mylène then grabbed and pulled her away. "Come on!"
"Lollipop!" Gigantitan cried, following a statue from its pedestal and sucking on it, but spattered out in disgust. He then dropped the statue on the ground and began crying. "Lollipop! Ooh?"
He then looked down at Placide I.T., who was protecting Adrien, and then grabbed him and sucked on him. Apparently, he found him just as disgusting as the statue and tossed him aside, and he landed in a tree covered in saliva.
"August!" his mother cried.
"Stay out of danger, ma'am," said Marinette. "Ladybug, Cat Noir and Lord Sprite will be here any moment now and save your little August."
She then escorted the mother to safety while Adrien hid behind the side of the Trocadéro.
"Aww, I was just about to take a cheese break!" Plagg sighed.
"Aw, don't be such a baby, Plagg!" Adrien smiled and then raised his ring. "Plagg, claws out!"
He then began to transform into Cat Noir.
Alya, Juleka, Mylène, and Rose were now gathered together in a group.
The girls then quickly spread out to find Marinette.
"Girls, where is 'Lotus'?" Rose asked, and the girls stared at her in confusion. "Marinette, where is she?!"
The girls then went to find Marinette but came face-to-face with Gigantitan instead.
"Hey, look!" Mylène pointed.
Gigantitan noticed the girls and reached out to grab them, but they quickly ran away from him.
"Lollipop!" he said.
He then rose to his feet and began to follow the girls but stopped when he heard the sound of the bell. The bell belonged to Cat Noir, who was jingling it.
"Well, you're the biggest rugrat I've ever seen," he said and quickly leapt back to avoid getting grabbed by Gigantitan.
"Kitty!" he said.
Sprite then landed next to Cat Noir. "Looks like we got some babysitting to do."
Cat Noir nodded. "Then what do you say that we go splish-splash, with mega-baby here."
Cat Noir then jumped onto Gigantitan's forehead and down to the ground. A split second later, Sprite landed next to him.
"Come on, big guy, let's play a little game," Sprite waved.
"You can't catch us!" said Cat Noir as they led Gigantitan away. "Let's get our feet nice and wet. But we can't squish anyone, okay?"
Marinette was watching behind a pillar and could see that the two heroes were luring Gigantitan away to the river.
"Lure him to the river where there's nothing to destroy," she said, smiling. "Nice move, guys!"
Tikki then flew up to her. "Looks like that romantic outing with Adrien is on hold."
"We'll be pausing for an epic battle with Cat Noir and Lord Sprite instead," said Marinette. "Tikki, spots on!"
She then began to transform into Ladybug.
"Lolli!" said Gigantitan as he tried to grab Cat Noir, who was jumping around.
He eventually managed to catch him and was about to suck on him.
"Well, hey there, kitty cat," said a voice, and they all turned to see Ladybug. "I see you and Sprite are not much of a natural with kids, are you?"
"In fairness, I've never really done babysitting," Sprite shrugged as he joined her.
"Same here," said Cat Noir. "And for the record, we were just playing a fun game of tag!"
He then used his staff to squeeze out of Gigantitan's hands and landed next to Ladybug and Sprite.
"The akuma's probably in his bracelet," Ladybug assumed, throwing her yo-yo and wrapping it around Gigantitan's left hand.
"Gigantitan, watch out for the very naughty Ladybug!" Hawk Moth warned.
Gigantitan suddenly lifted his hand into the air, flinging Ladybug onto the Trocadéro roof.
"Whoa-ho! How about that?" said Cat Noir, using his staff to join her. "You're not much of a natural with kids either. Nice flying."
"Yeah, you landed on your feet and everything," said Sprite as he jumped onto the roof to join them.
"Ha-ha!" said Ladybug dryly. "For your information, I never babysat anything heavier than ten tons."
Gigantitan reached out to grab Ladybug, but Cat Noir pulled her away.
"Kitty?" he said.
Ladybug looked at his bracelet; she then lept onto it, but before she could do anything, Gigantitan again threw her off. As she flew across the sky, she saw the Eiffel Tower, which gave her an idea. She landed perfectly on the ground, where Cat Noir and Sprite joined her.
"Change of plans!" she said. "To calm the baby down, just put him in a playpen."
"And exactly where are we gonna find a playpen his size?" Cat Noir asked.
"The Eiffel Tower!" said Ladybug. "We'll pen him up in there with my yo-yo string. Sing him some lullabies. You know some, don't you? We can read him a bedtime story! Make cooing noises." She then made some cooing noises. "Then when he's getting sleepy… BAM! You'll use your Cataclysm to destroy his bracelet!"
"Interesting idea, M'Lady. But how are we gonna get him there?" Cat Noir asked. "Don't you have a simpler plan? How about your Lucky Charm?"
"I'm with Cat Noir; your plan seems overly complicated than it has to be," said Sprite. "Sometimes the best solution is the simplest solution."
"If this is too complicated, just copy what I do," said Ladybug.
Before Cat Noir or Sprite could say anything, they had to leap out of the way before Gigantitan could grab them.
"Yoohoo!" Ladybug waved.
"Over here, little guy!" Cat Noir yelled.
"Let's have some fun!" Sprite yelled.
Gigantitan began to follow the trio.
"Once we get him in his playpen, I'll sing him a lullaby," said Cat Noir.
"Uh, we want to calm the baby down, not burst his eardrums," said Ladybug.
"What? I have a great voice, you know? I'll meow you a serenade one of these days," he said, making Ladybug chuckle.
"Lollipop! Lollipop!" Gigantitan cried but stopped following the heroes when he saw a lollipop truck.
"Hey!" Ladybug yelled.
"Over here!" Cat Noir yelled.
"Come over here!" Sprite yelled.
"Hey, over here! Big baby!" Ladybug cried.
"This way!" Cat Noir yelled.
"It's playtime, not feeding time!" Sprite yelled.
Ladybug looked at them. "We're losing him!"
"We need to find some way to get his attention," said Sprite.
Cat Noir looked around and ran off when he got an idea.
"Lollipop!" said Gigantitan, accidentally crushing the lollipop truck with his hand.
When that happened, he burst into tears but stopped when he heard the sound of a car horn. He looked down and saw Cat Noir honking the horn of a car.
"Kitty!" he smiled.
Cat Noir quickly exited the car and allowed Gigantitan to play with it.
"Vroom!" he said happily.
Hawk Moth could see everything and growled in annoyance from Gigantitan's constant distractions.
"Vroom! Vroom!" said Gigantitan, who continued playing with the car happily.
"I loved playing with cars when I was a kid, too," said Cat Noir.
Gigantian began pushing the car in the direction of the Eiffel Tower. "Vroom! Vroom!"
"Look!" said Ladybug, beaming. "He's going to his playpen all by himself! Good job, kitty!"
Cat Noir chuckled giddily but saw that Ladybug had left him and quickly followed after her.
"Hawk Moth must be pulling his hair out at this point," said Sprite, smiling. "I can only imagine the difficulties he's having controlling a superpowered baby."
He then went on following the duo.
"No! Stop playing!" Hawk Moth yelled. "Attack the kitty cat, butterfly and Ladybug!"
"Vroom!" said Gigantitan, not listening to him.
"Oh no!" Hawk Moth yelled, throwing a tantrum himself.
The trio had now reached the Eiffel Tower.
"Here we go!" said Ladybug.
She encircled the Eiffel Tower several times with her yo-yo string to pen up for Gigantitan. Cat Noir wolf-whistles in amazement when Ladybug managed to trap the villain and applauded the heroine when she came back. Sadly, Gigantitan did appear to like his new pen and began pulling on the string, causing it to cut through the beam within the Eiffel Tower.
"I think that's going to hold him," said Sprite worriedly.
"Hurry, Cat Noir! Use your Cataclysm on his bracelet!" Ladybug ordered.
"At your command, M'Lady!" said Cat Noir, holding out his hand. "Cataclysm!"
Cat Noir then lept onto Gigantitan's wrist and was about to use his power on the bracelet when Gigantitan began to shake his arm and sent Cat Noir hurtling off into the distance before he could do anything.
"Hey, that wasn't nice!" said Sprite as he drew out his plasma sword.
He then jumped towards Gigantitan, intending to cut through the bracelet, but Gigantitan caught him with his other hand.
"Uh-oh," he said.
Gigantitan tossed him into the distance just like he did with Cat Noir. Then he began using his immense strength against the string, cutting through the Eiffel Tower supports and causing the whole tower to fall behind the temperamental toddler.
At the Pont des Arts bridge, Alix was still waiting for her cue for Marinette's plan, unaware of what was happening.
"Did she take the rickshaw ride with Adrien or not?" Alix groaned.
She then noticed André finishing making the ice cream, and she groans again. Then, the two of them heard a scream, and seconds later, Cat Noir crashed right through the ice cream cart. He then looked at André, who was still holding the ice cream. Ironically, it was a scoop of green on top of pink like the Marinette's fantasy.
"I hear your ice cream's the best in Paris, André," he said, reaching out for it only to have his Cataclysm inadvertently destroy it instead.
"Uh, thank you, Cat Noir," said André.
Cat Noir groaned and pulled himself out of the ice cream cart; he then used his staff to transport himself back to the Eiffel Tower.
At Notre Dame, Lady P tried locating Sprite in their secret hideout.
"Sprite, come in!" she yelled. "Sprite, where are you?"
She soon got her answer as Sprite suddenly collided with one of the bells within Notre Dame Tower, unleashing a symphony of bells in the process.
"Here," Sprite groaned, rubbing his head and looking at Lady P. "I'm starting to think we're going to need a new approach."
At the Seine, Ladybug was trying to pull Gigantitan back but ended up being pulled herself. She grabbed a lamppost, which then bent thanks to the strength of Gigantitan.
"Turn around!" Hawk Moth commanded. "Look at the mean Ladybug! Grab her!"
Gigantitan turned around and saw Ladybug. "Lollipop!"
He reached down, pulled the lamppost with Ladybug, and brought it closer to his mouth.
"Hey, silly baby! This isn't a delicious lollipop!" Ladybug screamed that she was about to be sucked.
Then just before he was about to suck Ladybug, he heard a bell and stopped.
"Woohoo! Super-size!" said Alya's voice.
Gigantitan turned around to see Alya riding the rickshaw and stitching on the passenger seat; holding the no parking sign were Mylène, Juleka, and Rose.
"Hold on tight, Ladybug!" said Rose.
"Thanks, girls!" Ladybug smiled.
Gigantitan then dropped Ladybug and began to follow the girls. "Lollipop!"
Ladybug landed on the ground but quickly dodged the following lamppost before it crashed her.
"NO! Don't let the Ladybug get away!" Hawk Moth yelled, tapping his cane on the ground in frustration.
Cat Noir then landed next to Ladybug. "Quick! We don't have much time left!"
He then showed off his ring, alerting them that he had little time remaining before transforming back.
Sprite then appeared, clutching his head. "And we need a far better plan than the last one."
"Okay! Enough with complicated plans," said Ladybug. "Sometimes it's best to just get straight to the point. Lucky Charm!" She threw her yo-yo into the air, and then suddenly, materialising, was a roll of red and black spotted gift wrap. "Gift wrap?"
"Great! Now figure something out so we can wrap this up," said Cat Noir.
Ladybug began looking around, and her eyes fell upon another lamppost, Cat Noir's bell, and the gift wrap, giving her an idea.
"Got it!" she said.
Gigantitan was still chasing after the rickshaw around the Trocadéro, but Alya was getting worn out.
"Girls… I can't do it anymore!" said Alya. The girls then quickly (jump out of the rickshaw, letting the fake sign fall to the ground. "RUN!"
"Lollipop!" Gigantitan smiled, picked up the fake sign and sucked on it.
However, he found the thing disgusting, tossed the way, and began crying again. Then he heard Cat Noir's bell jingling.
"Who wants a nice tasty lollipop?" said Cat Noir.
"We got you this one, especially for you," said Sprite.
The two heroes leaned against a lamppost with the bulb wrapped in gift wrap to make it look like a lollipop.
"Lollipop!" Gigantitan smiled and walked over to the 'lollipop, ' but when he peeled off the wrapping, he saw Ladybug sitting on the top of the lamppost.
"You've heard of the Trojan Horse. Now, meet the Parisian lollipop!" she said.
She then lept off the lamppost, pushing down the button to release the bracelet, causing it to fall to the ground. Sprite then charged in, drawing his plasma sword and cutting right through the bracelet, releasing the akuma.
Ladybug then jumped down and began spinning her yo-yo. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She swung her yo-yo, catching the akuma, and pulled it back. "Gotcha!" She then released the purified butterfly and watched as it fluttered away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly.
She then tossed the gift wrap paper up into the sky. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
Magical ladybugs then began to fix all the damage, including André's ice cream cart and the Eiffel Tower. A split second later, Gigantitan turned back into August in mid-air, and Cat Noir caught him before he had the ground.
"Kitty!" said August, tapping Cat Noir's bell.
Ladybug leaned against his shoulder. "Okay, you are a natural with babies, after all."
Cat Noir chuckled at her.
August's mother then came running towards them. "August!"
"Mama!" August cried happily.
The trio smiled as August's mother hugged him.
Ladybug gasped when she heard earrings beeping. "We gotta get going. Bye-bye, little guy."
Ladybug and Cat Noir then left to detransform.
"I better make my leave as well," said Sprite, and he left as well.
"Thank you, Lord Sprite! Thank you, Cat Noir! Thank you, Ladybug!" said August's mother gratefully.
"Thank you!" said August.
"Ladybug, Cat Noir and Lord Sprite, Gigantitan may not have been big enough for the job, but I promise my next villain will be more than you can handle!" Hawk Moth vowed as he closed the window to his lair.
Marinette had managed to meet up with her friends at the Trocadéro.
"Hey, guys!" she yelled.
They all chuckled with happiness when they saw her.
"Marinette!" said Rose
"That was weird," said Juleka.
"I was so worried about you!" said Mylène.
"Where were you?" Alya asked.
"I was worried, too," said Marinette. "I looked all over for you guys. I'm so glad everything worked out okay."
"All except for your date with Adrien," said Alya.
"Oh yeah. Where did he go?" Mylène asked.
Rose then spotted Adrien approaching and pointed. "Oh! There he is!"
"Maybe we can finish the job after all," said Alya.
"Awesome," said Juleka.
"No. No more complicated plans," said Marinette. "Sometimes it's best to just get straight to the point."
Adrien was about to reach his car when he heard a voice behind him. "Adrien!"
He turned around and saw Marinette approaching, waving at him. "Marinette! What are you doing here?"
Meanwhile, the girls were hiding behind a pillar, watching everything.
"Is she gonna do it?" Mylène asked.
"It's just like a romantic movie!" said Rose.
"I came here to do some sketching!" said Marinette, holding out her sketchpad. "I can't believe we've run into each other here! Hey, would you like to—?" Then suddenly, Placide I.T. honked the car horn impatiently. "Hang pout? I mean, hang about? No, hag out?" Placide I.T. groaned, honking the horn again. "Oh, forget it. Better not keep your guard waiting."
"Uh, okay," said Adrien, a little confused.
Marinette sighed, realising she still couldn't ask Adrien out. Meanwhile, the girls just looked at her, slightly annoyed.
"But we can take you home if you want it," Adrien offered.
Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes lit up.
"Whew…" said Rose.
"All right!" said Juleka.
"No, it's okay!" said Marinette. "I'll take a coleslaw home. Thanks!"
Once again, Marinette's friends became annoyed at her. Juleka even facepalmed herself.
"Okay… enjoy your meal, then," said Adrien as he got into the car. "See you at school tomorrow!"
Once he closed the car door, the car drove away as Marinette waved.
"Why did I say 'no'?" Marinette groaned as her friends approached her. "I'm so lame! I could have ridden home with him in his car!"
"Well, at least you managed to get a sentence out without losing your cool," said Alya.
"One sentence out of three! Not bad!" Rose nodded.
"You'll get there in the end," Mylène encouraged.
"Sure will," said Juleka.
"Thanks, girls," Marinette smiled and then behind her, Alix threw the rose petals at her.
"Don't tell me 'Buttercup' left the flowerbed with the 'Nanny'," said Alix.
"Yep, but it's all good," said ALya, signalling the rickshaw driver to stop. "Come on, BFF, let's take a ride on the 'coleslaw'!"
"Please tell me I didn't say that!" said Marinette, mortified.
"Yeah!" Mylène nodded.
The girls laughed in amusement as they all got into the rickshaw, except for Alix, who threw more rose petals at them.
Watching from above was Sprite, and he smiled down at Marinette. "Don't worry, you'll get there someday."