Tikki was watching the news on Marinette's computer monitor about the Agreste fashion show.
"Tonight, the Grand Palais hosts the most eagerly awaited event of the year!" said Nadja. "The sensational fashion show of the famous designer Gabriel Agreste! And a major event always brings prestigious guests: Mayor of Paris, André Bourgeois, is expected to attend the show with his wife, the great and highly respected fashion queen—"
Marinette was a little bit more focused on her feathered hat and wasn't happy about it, mostly because she had to switch up real feathers for artificial ones.
"Honestly, Marinette, it's perfect the way it is!" Tikki assured her.
"Oh, Tikki, I don't know… I feel like it's the ugliest hat in the world and Adrien is supposed to model it in front of everyone," she said nervously. "He'll resent me for the rest of his life! I have zero talent! And everyone's gonna find that out tonight…"
"You're a great designer, Marinette," said Tikki. "Besides, if your hat was so ugly, why did Gabriel Agreste hand-pick it for his fashion show?"
"But what if people see that it's a synthetic pigeon feather and not a real one? They're gonna think it's lame, aren't they?"
"You did the right thing by replacing it! With that allergy of his, Adrien would be sneezing all the way down the catwalk!"
"You're right! Besides, I don't have time to make changes anyway. The show begins in…" She then gasped when she saw the time on her phone and quickly put the hat in a box. "Oh, no! I'm gonna be late again! Quick, Tikki!"
Marinette opened her purse, and Tikki quickly flew into it.
Marinette quickly dashed towards the Grand Palais with the hat-box.
"This is it! Here she comes!" said Nadja as a car pulled up, and Marinette watched from a distance. "The international queen of fashion, director of 'Style Queen' magazine, Audrey Bourgeois!"
Mayor Bourgeois opened the car door, and his wife, Audrey Bourgeois, stepped out. She was a beautiful woman with golden blonde hair. She wore a white strapless jumpsuit with a thick black stripe down the right side that was long in length, a black hat with black-and-yellow stripes on the underside, and a pair of golden-coloured high-heeled boots. She was then closely followed by her Chloé.
When she stepped out, a group of photographers began taking her pictures.
"Anthony—Uh… André, be a dear and fire the chauffeur," said Audrey. I can't believe Gabriel allows his staff to drive like that!"
"And neither do I!" said Chloé.
"Yes, of course, Audrey, dear," said Mayor Bourgeois.
From the driver's seat, Placide I.T. grumbled and drove away.
"Oh, no! It's Audrey Bourgeois!" Marinette panicked.
"Who?" Tikki asked.
"Only the harshest fashion critic in the entire world. I didn't know she was coming!"
Audrey was about to step on the red carpet and frowned. "What is this carpet? Is it fabric? Why isn't the red carpet made out of marble, like I said!" She then turned to Lieutenant Roger. "You're fired!" Roger just looked at her indignantly as she walked by. "Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous."
The Bourgeois then began to walk down the red carpet.
Marinette slowly backed away. "She's gonna hate my hat for sure!"
"I'm sure she won't!" said Tikki confidently. "Come on, Marinette! Adrien is waiting for you."
Marinette then began walking forwards again
Nadja was now interviewing the Bourgeois trio.
"Audrey, like the slogan of your magazine says, 'If it's in good taste, it's in 'Style Queen'!'" said Nadja. "So, what's in good taste this year?"
"Judging by the way you're dressed, you obviously don't know, my dear," said Audrey, and Chloé snickered. "For your information, the trend this year is glitter."
Marinette heard every single word from behind a wall. "Glitter?! There's no glitter on my hat! This is a fashion disaster!"
"As the editor of Style Queen, you spend a lot of time in New York," Nadja continued. "It must be nice to be with your family for a change here in Paris."
"She's very happy to see me," said Chloé. "By the way, Mom, I have a little something for you."
She then pulled out a little gift box out of her jacket.
"Clara—Uh… Chloé, what is this?" Audrey asked.
"Um… it's a gift?"
"Ugh, this wrapping paper is ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. You're fired."
Mayor Bourgeois and Chloé gasped as Latin quickly hit the gift behind her.
"Darling, please! You can't fire Chloé. She's your daughter!" Mayor Bourgeois pointed out.
"Audrey, how long are you planning to stay in Paris?" Nadja asked.
"As short as possible time," she said, walking off with Mayor Bourgeois and Chloé followed close behind.
"Thank you," said Nadja. "This fashion show just might be one of the most important in Gabriel Agreste's career, as evidenced by Audrey Bourgeois' presence."
Within his atelier, Gabriel was watching the broadcast on his control panel.
"Will the famous fashion designer who never appears in public show up for the occasion?" Nadja continued. "Stay tuned to find out. Don't be bemu—"
Gabriel then turned off his control panel.
Back at the Grand Palais, Marinette was running away from the show.
"Where are you going?" Tikki asked, making her stop in her tracks.
"You heard Audrey Bourgeois, right?" Marinette panicked. "They can't let Adrien model this hat! There's no glitter on it! Zero trend-potential!"
"Ah! There you are, Marinette," said Nathalie, approaching her. Tikki quickly hid. Everyone's waiting for you."
"Uh— but— uh— actually— I, uh—" said Marinette nervously.
"The dressing rooms are that way," said Nathalie. "Hurry up, you're late."
Marinette laughed nervously. "Okay."
She then quickly followed her but ended up stripping once she stepped inside over absolutely nothing. This caused her to drop the hat box, roll over on its brim towards Audrey, and touch the back of her shoe. Audrey turned around, and Marinette became beyond scared as Audrey picked up the hat.
"What is this?" Audrey asked.
"Uh…" said Marinette, laughing nervously.
"Uh, Mom, this is Marinette Dupain Cheng, the loser!" said Chloé. "And this is a hat she made because she thinks she's a designer." She then grabbed the hat and held it upside down in front of Audrey. "She even signed it, look."
"I— It's not me, it's another Marinette!" Marinette panicked. "I was just bringing it to, uh—"
"Marinette! We have to go," Nathalie called.
Marinette then grabbed the hat from Chloé and ran off with her head buried in the hat. Audrey lowered her sunglasses, looking at Marinette, somewhat curious.
Adrien was currently in the dressing room getting ready for the fashion show.
"I feel awkward," he said, looking at himself in the mirror.
Plagg merely ate the Camembert he was holding. "That's probably because you look ridiculous."
Adrien sighed, and then they heard a knock on the door. Plagg quickly hid underneath some shirts as Adrien went open the door. His face immediately lit up when he saw Marinette standing there.
"Hello, Marinette," he said.
"Oh, uh— Hallah…" she said and climbed the stairs.
Unfortunately, she tripped and fell on Adrien, who had caught her before she hit the ground. A survey, she dropped her hat, and one of the feathers fell out of it.
"Ooh! Sorry," Marinette apologised.
"No worries," Adrien assured her.
They then looked down at the hat and simultaneously bent down to grab it. As a result, they accidentally bumped their foreheads against one another.
"Sorry," they said in unison.
Adrien then picked up the hat while Marinette picked up the feather.
"Oh, no!" said Adrien. "I hope it's not too hard to fix it."
"Oh, you know, it doesn't really matter," Marinette assured him. "This hat is a complete failure anyway."
"What? No, it's not," he said, confused and helped her up. "Why would you say that?"
"Because… The Queen of fashion, Audrey Bourgeois, saw it and hated it!" Marinette explained. "I'm sorry, Adrien. I really messed up. I'm a total no-talent! Please don't put it on."
Adrien then took the feather out of Marinette's hand. "Marinette, everything's gonna be fine. Your hat looks great; I think it's awesome, so does my father. Otherwise, he wouldn't have picked it for me. Look." He stuck the feather back into the hat and put it on. He then began walking up and down as if he was on the catwalk, much to Marinette's joy. "See?"
Marinette chuckled. "You got that catwalk down!"
Adrien scratched the back of his head. "Really? Thank you."
"Ahem!" Nathalie coughed. "We have to go."
She then walked out of the dressing room.
Audrey and Chloé walked down the stairs towards the benches overlooking the catwalk. Marinette went through the other entrance and was spotted by her parents and friends.
"Marinette! Yoo-hoo!" Tom called.
Marinette looked down and saw her parents and Alya waving at her. She then waved back with a nervous smile.
"She looks nervous," Sabine noted.
"No doubt," said Alya. "It's her first fashion show with her first professional piece, and not to mention: Adrien will be modelling it."
"Plus, the most well-renowned art critic is in attendance; I would be nervous, too," said Jack. "I mean, the only reason I'm here is to give her moral support."
"I'm sure it'll go just great," said Tom confidently.
Sabine nodded.
"How dilapidated is this place?" said Audrey. "And I have to share the front row with this group of low-lifes? Ridiculous!" She then sat down between Sabine and Alya. "Utterly ridiculous."
"Uh, sorry, but that seat is reserved for Marinette," said Alya.
"This Marinette girl, again?" said Audrey.
"Let me handle this, Mother," said Chloé. "Hey, losers! Do you know who my mother is? She's Miss Style Queen, the most powerful woman in the world of fashion. This show is for her, okay? So, get lost!"
"Well, now we know where Chloé gets it from," said Jack.
Nathalie then walked up to Audrey, not looking very impressed. "Mrs. Bourgeois, Mr. Agreste has reserved a seat for you."
Audrey rose to her feet. "Ah, finally!"
"In the second row," said Nathalie.
"WHAT?!" she said outraged.
"My mother always sits in the front row," said Chloé.
"Not today," said Nathalie.
"This is unacceptable!" said Audrey furiously. "Gabriel cannot do this to me! I'm the one who discovered him! Without me, he'd still be drawing his unworthy designs in his dismal, grim studio!"
"I can offer your seat to someone else if you don't want it," said Nathalie, undeterred.
"How dare you?" Audrey roared. "You're fired."
"I don't work for you; I work for Mr Agreste," Nathalie pointed out.
"We'll see about that!" she said, taking out her phone.
Gabriel was currently in his repository under his mansion when Audrey called him, But he didn't pick up the phone. Instead, he looked in front of him, where his wife was perfectly preserved in a coffin.
"I'm sorry, it took some time, I know," he said, looking in front of him. "But today, I can feel my prey has more malice in her than anyone I've ever akumatized before. She will be my masterpiece."
He then placed some flowers on Emilie's coffin, bowed to her and walked away.
Back at the fashion show, Audrey only received Gabriel's voicemail on her phone.
"Please leave a message," said Gabriel's voicemail.
Audrey growled furiously.
"I assume from your expression that I'm not fired," Nathalie assumed.
"This is unacceptable!" Audrey roared. "I will not view a fashion show from the second row, ever!"
She then walked away furiously, Chloé following close behind. Nathalie then pointed Marinette to her reserved seat, who sat down.
"Sounds like you don't have to worry about her criticising your work," said Jack, looking at Marinette.
Within his lair, Hawk Moth opened his window, sensing the rage coming from Audrey.
"Tell me, my dear akumas, what will be the trend tonight?" he said as he turned a butterfly into an akuma. "Fly away, my little Akuma, and evillize this wonderfully vile queen!"
Audrey had stormed out of the fashion show and towards the entrance. Both Chloé and Mayor Bourgeois were following close behind when the akuma flew into her rose.
Audrey instantly stopped in her tracks.
"Mom?" Chloé frowned.
"Audrey, dear?" said Mayor Bourgeois confused.
Audrey just stood there as a butterfly-shaped halo appeared on her face.
"Style Queen, I am Hawk Moth," said Hawk Moth telepathically. You've been refused a throne that is rightfully yours as Queen of Fashion. You will now be able to revenge those fashion disasters who disrespected you!"
"They'll see who's queen, Hawk Moth," said Audrey.
Dark ether then covered her body as she began to transform, much to the shock of Chloé, and Mayor Bourgeois backed away in fear. The dark ether then disappeared, and she stood there now made of glitter, holding a golden set in her hand on her hat, which had turned into a crown.
Back in the fashion show, it was starting to go underway, and Adrien was now showcasing Marinette's hat. Many photographers were taking pictures, and Marinette was shaking nervously.
"All cool, girl?" Alya asked.
Marinette nodded nervously.
Adrien was walking over the catwalk and glanced back at Marinette, who smiled. Once he reached the end of the catwalk in Stockton, he struck a pose, but then suddenly, there was a cloud of golden glitter, and Style Queen materialised, startling everyone.
"A fashion show without the queen of style?" she said. "Glitterally unacceptable!"
"Is this supposed to happen?" Tom asked. "I've never attended a fashion show before."
Marinette growled at Style Queen and looked around.
"Where is that ungrateful Gabriel Agreste?" Style Queen demanded. "I demand that he kneels before me!"
"My father isn't here!" said Adrien.
"Well, then, if fashion-disaster daddy isn't here, I'll just have to settle for Agreste Junior!" she said and pointed her sceptre at him. "You're fired!"
Golden dust shot out of the end of her sceptre, striking ageing, and he suddenly turned into a golden statue on the spot. Upon seeing this, the crowd immediately panicked and ran.
"Adrien!" Marinette cried.
Plagg had watched everything from the rafters. "Uh-oh! We've got a problem!"
He then quickly flew away.
Hawk Moth, himself, was startled and horrified by what had just happened. He had never intended for Adrien to be a victim. "Adrien! We no longer have a choice. Style Queen, you must defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir as soon as possible."
Everyone began running off, and Tom and Sabine were among them.
"But where is Marinette?" Tom asked, noticing that she was missing.
Marinette ran towards the nearest she could find and closed behind. Tikki then flew out of her jacket.
"This Style Queen just made a huge faux pas!" said Marinette. "Tikki, spots on!"
She then began to transform into Ladybug.
Jack had also found a hiding spot and let Nooroo out of his jacket.
"Looks like our fashion critic has become a world critic," said Jack.
"I'm ready whenever you are," said Nooroo.
Jack nodded and removed his scarf. "Nooroo, light wings rise!"
He then began to transform into Lord Sprite.
Style Queen was turning anyone she could see into gold statues.
"You're all fired!" she laughed evilly and dissolved into gold dust.
She then suddenly materialised right in front of Mayor Bourgeois.
"Audrey, dear!" he squeaked. "Darling, sweetheart, please stop this madness."
"Hmm…" she said, pondering for a few seconds before turning him into a gold statue. "Fired!"
"Mom!" Chloé cried.
"Claudine— Uh, Chloé, I'm not Mom," said Style Queen. "I am Style Queen! Do you want to be fired, too?"
"No, no, I really don't, Style Queen!" Chloé panicked. "Uh… besides, don't you need an assistant?"
"Hmm…" she said, lowering her sceptre. "I did fire my last one this morning."
"She sure was useless! Utterly useless!" said Chloé.
"Fine, I'll take you on trial!" Style Queen agreed.
Chloé nodded in agreement.
Ladybug then arrived swinging onto a rafter. "Style Queen!"
Style Queen looked up at her and shook her head. "What an atrocious suit! That bug looks so last year!"
"But the yo-yo makes a strong comeback this year!" Ladybug smiled, holding out the yo-yo.
Sprite then landed beside her, twirling his cane. "And I would also say that the cane makes an excellent accessory."
"Nice to have you, Sprite," Ladybug smiled.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," Sprite smiled back.
Ladybug instantly threw her yo-yo straight at Style Queen, but it went through her body. She then turned to gold dust and then reappeared on the catwalk.
"You're a couple of sizes too small to beat me, Ladybug," she said.
She then fired a beam of gold dust at the two heroes, but they were able to dodge the attacks. Sprite suddenly launched himself at Style Queen and swung his cane at her. But just like Ladybug's previous attack, it went straight through her.
"What a shoddy get-up; you would look better in gold," she said and blasted him.
"Sorry, but I think purple is more my colour," said Sprite as he quickly somersaulted away.
Ladybug landed on the catwalk, and Style Queen blasted her with a powerful blast of gold dust. Ladybug quickly spun her yo-yo around as a shield to block the attack, but the recoil was too much, and she fell backwards. Style Queen laughed evilly and materialised directly in front of Ladybug, pointing her sceptre at her.
"Mom-uh, Style Queen!" said Chloé quickly. "If you want to find Gabriel Agreste, I know where he lives. You can take care of Ladybug later! She's worthless anyway."
"Hmm…" Style Queen pondered. "It's not a completely idiotic idea."
She then slammed her sceptre on the ground. Adrien's statue crumbled and got sucked into the sector. She then flew away as gold dust, taking Chloé with her.
Sprite helped Ladybug and watched as they disappeared.
"We better go after them," he said.
Ladybug nodded, and I quickly ran after Style Queen.
Style Queen had taken them directly to the Agreste Mansion, burst through the door, and flew around the mansion. Chloé screamed the entire time as they flew around. They finally materialised in the foyer, and Style Queen found the place completely deserted.
"Courtney-uh, Chloé!" said Style Queen, pointing her sceptre at her. "Where is Gabriel Agreste?"
"He usually never leaves his house!" said Chloé.
"Style Queen, he's hidden safely somewhere," said Hawk Moth. "Ladybug and Lord Sprite are protecting him.
Style Queen scoffed. "They can barely protect themselves!"
"You must seize Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous!" Hawk Moth instructed. "If they can't save his son, Gabriel Agreste will have to show up."
"Don't worry, Hawk Moth, you'll get your costume jewels," Style Queen assured him.
Ladybug and Sprite had just landed outside the Agreste mansion, on top of the gate. They had arrived just in time to see Style Queen fly away with Chloé again.
"Not again! Ooh!" Chloé cried.
"Can't she stand still for two seconds?" Ladybug asked.
"I don't think she never stands still," said Sprite.
They then swung after them.
Style Queen took them towards the Eiffel Tower.
"Please, Mom, stop!" Chloé pleaded
they soon materialised within the Eiffel Tower, and then Style Queen slammed her sceptre to the ground. Gold dust then shot out of her staff, and a statue of Adrien materialised on a table.
"Keep this for me, sleeping beauty," said Style Queen, placing the gold rose within Adrien's mouth before creating a forcefield around him.
"Oh! You're not going to hurt my Adrikens, are you, Mom?" Chloé asked.
Style Queen narrowed her eyes at her.
"…Uh, Style Queen?" Chloé corrected.
"You wanna join Agreste Junior, Kylie- Uh, Chloé?" she asked, pointing her sceptre at her. "Just ask, and I'll fire you!"
"No thanks, I'm good," said Chloé quickly. "You're right; we don't care about him."
"Make yourself useful, assistant. Tell me if you see Ladybug, Cat Noir and Lord Sprite!" she ordered.
Chloé saluted. "Yes, Style Queen!" Style Queen then dissolved, and when she left, Chloé fell to her knees. "Oh, what am I gonna do? What am I gonna do?"
Style Queen flew to the top of the Eiffel Tower and looked down upon the city. "Gabriel Agreste, if you refuse to show your face, your son will soon be nothing but glitter in the wind!"
Alya had just arrived at the Eiffel Tower, where a whole crowd of spectators had gathered. She then took a picture of Style Queen before making her way to the top of the tower itself.
Inside the Eiffel Tower, Chloé was bashing on the forcefield around Adrien, but it wouldn't break.
"Oh, it doesn't break," Chloé cried. "Adrikins, wake up!"
Both Ladybug and Sprite were hiding within the tower itself and observed everything.
Ladybug then pulled out her bug phone. "Cat Noir, I don't know what you're doing, but there's a witch of a villain running loose, and I really need you!"
"Maybe something happened to him, and I don't think we can wait around for him to show up," said Sprite.
Chloé heard them and looked up. "Psst! Ladybug! Hurry up! Adrikins is crumbling!"
They looked, and sure enough, they could see Adrien was beginning to crumble starting from his feet.
"Did you see where your mother's Akuma landed?" Ladybug asked.
"It's in the rose she put on him," she said. "Where's Cat Noir?"
"I wish I knew," said Ladybug.
"I'm afraid it's the two of us at the moment," said Sprite.
"You better come up with something fast; my mother is going to see you!" Chloé advised.
No sooner had she said that than Style Queen materialised on top of the forcefield. "It's really impossible to find qualified staff these days." Chloé turned around slowly and watched as she raised her sceptre. "You're fired!"
"No!" Chloé cried.
Style Queen then blasted her, turning her into a gold statue.
"Ladybug, hand over those awful earrings and let's get this over with," Style Queen demanded.
Style Queen fired a blast at the two heroes, but he quickly jumped out of the way and somersaulted onto the ground. Ladybug then tossed her yo-yo at her at her, but just like before, it went straight through her.
"You still don't get it, huh, fashion victim? I… am invincible!" she said, firing a ray of gold dust at the two heroes. They quickly danced around, trying to avoid getting hit. They eventually took cover behind the metal girders. "My power is only equalled by my sense of fashion. I am invincible!"
"I think we're going to need a new approach and quick," said Sprite.
Ladybug nodded and tossed her yo-yo into the air. "Lucky Charm!" Suddenly, a red and black-spotted mallet materialised in thin air. "A mallet? What am I supposed to do with this?"
"I don't think we will be able to use that to break through the forcefield around Adrien," said Sprite.
Then suddenly, a gold ray struck the hiding spot, knocking them out into the open. They quickly danced around the metal girders until Style Queen materialised next to them. Ladybug quickly tossed her yo-yo at her, but it was all in vain as he went through her again.
"That's not going to work," said Sprite.
"Your atrocious friend is right," said Style Queen as he moved in to attack them at close range. "You can't beat me! How could you defeat me?" She then kicks Ladybug so hard that she hit the tower. "You can't even touch me!"
She then laughed evilly.
Ladybug then saw the mallet landing in front of her and realised what it meant. "Of course."
"Got a plan?" Sprite asked, helping her up.
"Yeah, but we need some help," she said.
Sprite nodded, and the two of them jumped off the tower and swung off. Style Queen attempted to chase after them, but Hawk Moth stopped her.
"Let them go," he said. "They'll bring us Cat Noir. I need their Miraculous anyway."
Master Fu was currently in his shop, and lying on a cupboard was a mallet next to a gong. Marinette then suddenly barged into the door while Sprite went through the window.
"Master Fu, Cat Noir has disappeared!" said Marinette. "Sprite and I can't beat Style Queen without him! And the Lucky Charm told me to come here!"
"Don't worry, Cat Noir is fine," Master Fu assured her.
"Well, what's he doing, then?" Marinette asked. "Why isn't he helping me?"
"He's just lost his Miraculous," he said.
Marinette eyes widened. "What?! He's just lost his Miraculous?! This is a disaster!"
"I do intend to agree with Marinette Master; this is a disaster," Sprite agreed.
"That tomcat's really gotten himself stuck up in a tree this time," said Plagg, who was sitting in front of Master Fu eating some cheese.
"Uh, lemme guess, you're Cat Noir's kwami?" Marinette assumed.
"Yes, he tends to copy me a bit too much," he nodded, flying up to her. "Yet, lately, he's been doing really silly things! In five thousand years, I've never experienced such an irresponsible, Miraculous owner! As a result, he's lost his ring, and it's just me that's able to help you out!"
Master Fu gasped in horror. "No! It's out of the question, Plagg! You are way too dangerous without an owner!"
"Dangerous?" said Plagg, unconvinced. "Me? How so?"
"Does the disappearance of Atlantis ring a bell with you?" Master Fu asked.
"I'd had too much cheese," Plagg argued.
"The Leaning Tower of Pisa?" Master Fu questioned as Wayzz facepalmed himself.
"I didn't see it!"
"Dinosaurs?!"
"Oh! Yeah… okay," he admitted. "No, I— I… did go too far there, but I was young."
Marinette looked at Sprite, somewhat confused. "What are they talking about?"
"Kwamis are powerful interdimensional creatures; they are richly the living embodiment of the concept," Sprite explained. "They can use their powers without a holder, but that leads to devastating results. We act like a medium for that power, allowing us to channel that power properly."
Master Fu nodded. "Which means that neither Cat Noir nor Plagg can help you today."
Plagg sighed in defeat.
Master Fu approached the phonograph and placed his thumbs on the dragon heads. The code pad appeared, and he pushed the code in; he took out the Miracle Box and placed it before Marinette.
"Marinette Dupain-Cheng, pick an ally you can trust to fight alongside you on this mission," he said as the slots within the box began to open. "Choose wisely. Such powers are meant to serve the greater good. Once the mission is over, you will retrieve the Miraculous from them."
"I need someone who can actually immobilise my opponent," said Marinette.
"Do you have someone in mind, Marinette?" Master Fu asked.
Marinette's hand hovers over the Fox Miraculous, but she changes her mind and picks up the Bee Miraculous, which was a hair comb.
"I know just the right person!" she said.
A few moments later, Marinette transformed into Ladybug and jumped over the rooftops or Sprite as they returned to the Eiffel Tower. However, they were being observed by Style Queen, who had a perfect vantage point at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
"Why, the red-spotted cockroach is coming back with the ugly butterfly, but she forgot her frightful feline in black!" she said.
"Cat Noir isn't here?" said Hawk Moth, surprised. "Never mind, catch Ladybug and make her tell you where he's hiding. I need both Miraculous, now!"
She then turned to gold dust.
Alya, meanwhile, was climbing up the staircase and filming as she walked.
"Alya, don't get so close to Style Queen!" said Ladybug, making her jump. She quickly spun around and saw Ladybug and Sprite looking down at her. "It's too dangerous!"
"You do know there are easier and safer ways to get your scoop," said Sprite.
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained," she shrugged as they jumped down towards. "Besides, it's not the first time I put myself in danger just to get the scoop."
"Well, I have a scoop for you," said Ladybug, holding out the Miraculous Jewellery Box while Alya filmed. "Alya Césaire, here is the Miraculous of the bee, which grants the power of action. You will use it for the greater good."
"Wow!" Alya stared.
Style Queen then suddenly materialised completely out of nowhere. "Ladybug! Lord Sprite! You two are out of fashion! Give up!"
She then fired a beam of gold dust from her sceptre.
"Watch out!" Alya yelled and quickly pushed Ladybug out of the way.
Unfortunately, she ended up getting hit and turned into a statue. Ladybug collided with Sprite, and the two of them rolled across the ground. As a result of the collision, Ladybug lost her grip on the Miraculous, which rolled off the Eiffel Tower, and all she could do was watch in dismay.
"So much for getting help," said Sprite.
"Where's Cat Noir?" Style Queen asked mockingly. "Oh, lemme guess. He's hiding because he's ashamed of his outfit."
"We're going to need a new Lucky Charm, and let's hope it's a bit more useful than the previous one," said Sprite.
Ladybug nodded and threw her yo-yo into the air. "Lucky Charm!" Suddenly, a red and black-spotted tube of glue materialised. "A tube of glue!"
"Fitting considering the seems to be a sticky situation," said Sprite.
"Glue this, bugs!" said Style Queen, who began shooting gold dust at them.
They quickly began somersaulting all over the Eiffel Tower until they landed on the deck where Adrien was. Ladybug then began looking around for an idea, and her eyes laid upon a French flag. She quickly rushed over and grabbed it, then smeared the glue all over the flag.
"I hope this works," said Sprite.
Style Queen materialised, standing upon the forcefield surrounding Adrien. "You two are always running away!"
"Not this time!" said Ladybug, twirling the flag.
"And trust me when I say you're going to regret it," said Sprite.
The two heroes charged at Style Queen, who began to blast them with gold dust. Sprite quickly spun his cane in front of them as a shield. Once they were close, Ladybug launched into the air and swiped the flag through Style Queen. Ladybug skidded across the ground, still clinging to the flag, which had the blue side covered in gold dust.
"A glue diet?" Style Queen stopped as she materialised. "Ha! That's original. But I'm still going to— Ohh!"
She then noticed that a big portion of her abdomen was missing.
"Oh, what's the matter? Do you have indigestion?" Ladybug asked.
"Personally I think you could have done with a diet," Sprite smirked.
Style Queen glared at them. "How dare you?" She then began turning to gold dust and slammed into them. "I'm gonna squash you like the nasty bugs you are!"
Ladybug and Sprite fought back as hard as they could, but she was too strong. Things got worse when Ladybug lost her grip on the flag and began getting punished all over Italy, skidding next to the forcefield surrounding Adrien.
Style Queen then materialised before them. "Hahaha! You two were no match for Style Queen, my poor heroes. Soon, you'll be nothing but a bad memory, like shoulder pads!"
Plagg suddenly appeared completely out of nowhere. "Stay away from them!"
"Plagg!" Ladybug stared.
"You shouldn't be here!" Sprite yelled.
"Agh, my, my. What do we have here?" Style Queen asked, looking slightly disgusted. "A talking rat?"
"Meow. Style faux pas," Plagg smirked and raised his hand. "Cataclysm!"
He gently tapped the floor, and suddenly, an explosion occurred. The explosion was so powerful it shattered the forcefield around Adrien. The Eiffel Tower, along with its foundation crumble, the nearest bridge also cracked; an entire skyscraper went down; finally, the Eiffel Tower tip fell off, and a piece of debris fell on Style Queen.
Plagg looked at Ladybug. "You better hurry and fix everything!"
Ladybug then smashed through the cracked forcefield. "Now I get why Master Fu didn't want to let you out!"
"Believe it or not, he was holding back," said Sprite as she grabbed the rose from Adrien's mouth
"Nooo!" Style Queen cried as she materialised.
Ladybug then snapped the rose in two and broke Style Queen's concentration. The akuma then flew out of the rose and began to flutter away.
Ladybug then opened her yo-yo. "No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma!" She then began to spin her yo-yo around. "Time to de-evillize!" She caught the akuma and pulled it back. "Gotcha!" She then released the now-purified butterfly and watched it flutter away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly."
She then tossed the tube of glue into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"
The two shattered, and the magical ladybugs began to repair all the damage, fixing the Eiffel Tower before it fully fell down, repairing the bridge and turning every statue back to normal.
"Adrikins!" Chloé cried, hugging Adrien. "I was so scared!"
Style Queen returned to normal, and Chloé and Adrien walked up to her.
"What am I doing here?" Audrey demanded. "You're all fired!"
Ladybug and Sprite were now sitting on one of the steel girders, looking down at them with Plagg.
The two of them then fist bumped with Plagg. "Pound it!"
"I hope Cat Noir finds his Miraculous," said Ladybug.
"Don't worry. I'll be on him like mould on cheese!" Plagg assured her.
"Thanks for their help, Plagg; we would've been golden statues without you," said Sprite.
"Any time," said Plagg and flew off.
Chloé was now walking down the stairs of the Eiffel Tower with Audrey and began talking to her.
"Oh, Mom, if you only knew what a great team we made!" she said. "We fired a bunch of incompetence. It was awesome! We should really spend more time together. What if I went back to New York with you?"
"Don't be ridiculous, Casserole-Uh, Chloé," said Audrey. "First, I have to get back to Gabriel Agreste's fashion show."
Adrien watched it from above, and you remember the fashion show. "Oh, the fashion show! My father is gonna worry about me."
Ladybug then landed behind him. "It's on my way! I can give you a lift if you want."
Adrien nodded and grabbed hold of Ladybug as she swung away.
Within his lair, Hawk Moth is completely devastated by what just happened.
"Style Queen was my greatest masterpiece," he said, confused. "How could she have failed? How could I have failed? What should I do now?"
He then closed the windows to his lair.
A few seconds later, Gabriel appeared at his atelier from an elevator in the four. He then made his way to the control panel, and Nathalie called him. He accepted the call.
"Sir, you took a big risk today, especially regarding Adrien," she said.
"If only I could tell Adrien why I'm doing this," said Gabriel, looking at the picture of his wife behind him. "He would understand."
Ladybug and Adrien soon arrived at the front of the Grand Palais, where people were going to the fashion show again now that the danger passed.
"Thank you, Ladybug," said Adrien, placing a hand on her shoulder and making her gasp. He then quickly pulled his hand away, realising the awkwardness. "For the lift and also… for saving my life."
"Well… uhm… not a mall. I mean! Not at all," she said and then heard her earrings beeping. "I—uh… I have to go. Bye."
Adrien then began to walk towards the entrance while Ladybug hid behind a wall and detransformed, squealing as she did.
"Marinette, aren't you forgetting something?" Tikki asked, breaking her from her daydream. "You have to bring the Miraculous back to Master Fu!"
"But the magic ladybugs already brought it back, didn't they?" Ladybug frowned.
Tikki shook her head.
"Wait! If they didn't, then I… lost a Miraculous!" Marinette gasped. "I have to go back to the Eiffel Tower right now! Hide Tikki!"
Tikki dived into her purse, and Marinette began to run off, but then she bumped into her father.
"Marinette, there you are," said Tom, relieved as Sabine gave a sigh of relief. "We've been looking for you everywhere in the Grand Palais. Are you okay, sweety?"
"Ah, I'm fine, thanks to Ladybug, I'm no longer a glitter statue," Marinette nodded.
"What would we do without Ladybug?" Sabine asked.
"We're finally going to get to watch the fashion show and witness the success of our daughter and her amazing hat," said Tom guiding both her and his wife to the fashion show.
"Uh— I… Actually, I have, uh—" said Marinette, trying to come up with an excuse.
"No, you don't," said Tom. "Come on! We can't miss the beginning."
Marinette then groaned and looked down at Tikki. "Don't worry, Tikki, no one will find the box. We'll get it right after the show."
Tikki gave a small whimper.
Back at the Eiffel Tower, Chloé and her mother were still climbing down the stairs, and the elevators were out of action.
"Remind me to tell your father to fire the person in charge of the Eiffel Tower elevators," said Audrey, looking exhausted. "This is… unacceptable. Utterly… unacceptable."
"Of course, Mom," said Chloé, looking just as exhausted.
She then stumbled on something, and when she looked down, she gasped as her eyes laid upon the Miraculous Jewellery Box.
When Chloé returned to her bedroom, she sat on her bed, looking at the Miraculous Jewellery Box in her hands. She opened the box, and a ball of energy appeared flying around her. Then, appearing before her was a small yellow and black striped creature resembling a bee.
"Hello, my queen," she said.
Chloé gasped upon seeing her.