Jagged Stone' was in his suite at Le Grand Paris, and his agent, Penny Rolling, was doing her best to keep everything organised as she fulfilled his requests. She made her way to the door, checking off numbers on the to-do list, and found Jean waiting outside.

"Mr Stone would like his breakfast brought to him on the back of a polar bear," said Penny. "Could you arrange that for me, please?

"Fetch!" Jagged yelled, throwing a football across the suite, and his crocodile Fang ran after it.

"Uh… I'll see what I can do, Miss Penny," said Jean. "Will zat be all?"

Before Penny could respond, she heard her phone buzz and quickly took the call. "Yes, a red-eye flight would be preferable. Jagged's crocodile, Fang, hates flying in the daytime."

Bob Roth then burst into the room. "Penny, I found the perfect way to market his new album! He's gonna be a guest on a reality TV show!"

Penny began to follow him. "I really don't think Jagged will be okay with it." She then turned to her phone as Jean left. "No! No, I wasn't talking to you. Confirm that flight." No one had closed the door, and Fang wandered outside with the football in his mouth. "Thanks a lot. Uh, I'll call you back." She then entered the call and approached Bob and Jagged. "Bob, wait!"

Jagged was currently sitting on the grand piano with several footballs. "Penny, did you remember to order those macaroons for Fang?"

"Of course; I'm taking care of that right now, Jagged," said Penny. She wrote down Jagged's request and heard the door knock.

"Your album's gonna go platinum, and wait 'til you find out how!" said Bob to Jagged.

Peeny opened the door to see Mayor Bourgeois standing there, with Fang on a leash beside him.

"I'm sorry, Miss Penny, but you cannot allow your crocodile to just roam around the hotel by itself," he said.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bourgeois," she said, taking the lead, and her phone rang again. "Yes, what—"

However, she had a tough time answering as Fang wouldn't sit still.

"What?!" Jagged yelled. "What is this trash?"

Penny quickly turned to Mayor Bourgeois. "Thanks, Mr. Mayor."

She quickly approached Bob and Jagged, who were now standing on the piano holding two footballs.

"You want me to be a guest on Rocker Wants a Wife?!" he said, throwing a football at him. "There's nothing rock 'n' roll about that show. My fans will never watch it!"

"Of course they will, Jagged!" said Bob. "This is how marketing works these days."

There was another knock on the door, and Penny's phone buzzed again. She quickly made her way to the door with Fang still in tow.

"No way! I'm a genuine rock and roller, Bob!" Jagged argued.

Penny opened the door and found Jean standing there. "I am so sorry, Miss. There were no polar bears available. Would a pony do instead?"

"A real artist with real talent!" Jagged yelled. "I can dig being a guest on a reality show, but it's gotta be music to my ears, you know? Quality!"

Penny was nearly at her wit's end as everything happened at once. She listened to the argument between Jagged and Bob, and then her phone buzzed again, forcing her to gesture to Jean to wait while she answered it.

"A pony is fine," she said with her phone against her ear. "Uh, can you throw an assortment of macaroons in, too, please? Thanks." She then shut the door and spoke to the phone. "No, not you. Don't worry; there won't be any ponies, just a crocodile."

She then began making her way back to Jagged and Bob, who were both still in a heated argument.

"Deal with it, Jagged!" said Bob. "You will be a guest on that show, whether you like it or not!

"Oh yeah? And how're you gonna make me do that?" Jagged asked.

"I'll call you back," said Penny to her phone and entered the call.

"I think we're done here, Bob," said Jagged, but then Penny whispered something in his ear. "Of course! Now, that's what I call a rock 'n' roll idea. Penny, you're the best! What would I do without you?"

He then kissed on the cheek.


At Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie, there was a huge crowd of Jagged Stone fans gathered outside. The reason being is that Jagged Stone was inside the bakery taking part in a TV programme hosted by Alec.

"Welcome to Fill My Shoes!" said Alec. "You're joining us live in a new episode, and our guest today is the one and only Jagged Stone!"

"Rock and Roll, yeah!" Jagged sang as he played the air guitar.

"Filling the shoes of… a baker!"

"Yo, Rockers!"

"And a big thanks to Tom Dupain for having us here in his bakery, the best in Paris, I might add," said Alec, gesturing to Tom.

Tom chuckled nervously as he stepped in front of the camera. "Uhh… hello!"

Bob, Penny and the camera crew were after the side when Sabine approached them holding a tray of croissants.

"Excuse me, would you like some hot croissants?" she asked.

Bob took one of the croissants, and then he, the camera crew, and Penny walked away. Marinette walked up to her mother, who looked worried.

"I'm not sure it was such a good idea to let them film the show here, sweetie," she said, looking at her daughter.

"Of course, it was, Mum," said Marinette. "Jagged asked specifically to come here! You realise how good this is gonna be for the bakery? And Dad's gonna become an instant celebrity!"

"Well, for a celebrity, he looks pretty nervous," Sabine noted.

Jagged was now chopping some dough with his hands, and Tikki was watching everything from Marinette's room while eating a macaroon.

"No, no! You have the right energy, Jagged," said Tom. "You just need to be gentle." He then waved nervously at the camera. "Haha, hi!" He then turned back to Jagged. "More like this."

Meanwhile, Penny was trying to keep Fang on a leash while she watched the shoot.

"Calm down, Fang," she said.

Marinette couldn't help but notice how nervous Penny was, judging from how many times she had clicked her pen.

"Are you okay, Miss Penny?" she asked.

"Yes, yes, it's just, this show was my idea, and Jagged's putting all his trust in me, and I just hope everything goes well today," she said.

"So Jagged, how does it feel to fill the baker's shoes today?" Alec asked.

"It's awesome! Check out this edible guitar I made from scratch. This is so rock 'n' roll!" said Jagged, pulling a guitar made of bread and miming playing it while whistling the tune 'Smoke on the Water' "Flour, eggs and butter!"

Penny chuckles at the sight.

"So, Miss Penny, what's it like working with a star like Jagged?" Sabine asked. "He seems so cool!"

"Oh yes, he's… wonderful—" she said with a dreamy look and quickly caught herself. "Uh, I mean… yeah, he's awesome."

Marinette gave her a 'know-it-all' look before looking back at her father and Jagged.


Adrien was in his room watching the broadcast with Plagg and watched as both Tom and Jagged sang together to the tune of 'Smoke on the Water'.

"Flour, eggs and butter! And fire in the oven…" they sang.

Plagg ate a large piece of Camembert. "Oh, come on! Are you going to finally put cheese on that bread or what? Since when do you have any interest in this show?"

"The show's being shot at Marinette's," said Adrien.


Tom and Jagged continued singing, with Alec in between them.

"This is the baker's rock 'n' roll!"

Jagged, then looked over towards Marinette. "Yo, Marinette! My favourite little lady, come over and rock out with us!"

Marinette was hesitant, but Sabine gestured to go over to Jagged. Marinette then approached them nervously, waving at the camera.

Adrien smiled raptly while watching the program as Plagg rose beside him, nodding.

"It's so cool that we get to spend the day together," said Jagged. "Marinette's really talented, Alec; she did the artwork for my latest album, and she's only in high school!"

The cover of Rock Giant then briefly appeared on-screen briefly.

"Wow, impressive!" said Alec. "A true family of artists. A talented young designer and a gifted patissier. By the way, what're you gonna bake for us today, Tom?"

"Uh… how about some chocolate croissants?" said Tom and looked over to Marinette. "Can you grab a bag of flour, please, dear?"

"Sure, Dad!" said Marinette, bending down. However, she accidentally knocked a bag of flour onto the baker's peel, and when she picked it up, she accidentally flipped the bag of flour onto Jagged. "Uh-oh."

"Hey, look! I look like a ghost! Rock and Boo-Hoo!" Jagged laughed.

"Making pastries is obviously no piece of cake!" said Alec, placing his arm around Jagged's shoulders. "Stay tuned; we'll be right back after this commercial break!"

"Oooh!" said Jagged, hugging him.

"And cut!" said the cameraman.

Alec then approached Bob and shook hands with him. "Hi, Bob!"

"Alec!" said Bob, patting him on the back. "This is starting out very well."

"Sorry, Jagged!" Marinette apologised.

"No sweat, Marinette," Jagged assured her.

"Could you tell me where the restroom is, please?" Penny asked Marinette.

"Upstairs!" Marinette pointed.

"Thanks," she said and led Jagged away.

"Come on," said Tom, looking at Marinette. "We have some cleaning up to do."


Jagged and Penny were looking for the restroom and began climbing up the stairs towards Marinette's bedroom.

"Are you sure it's up here?" said Penny.

Tikki heard them approach and quickly hid behind the computer monitor.

"She said upstairs," said Jagged.

They then entered Marinette's bedroom through the trapdoor.

"Wait. This isn't the restroom," Penny frowned.

"This must be Marinette's bedroom," Jagged assumed. "Cool. Hey, there's a sink!"

He then headed towards Marinette's vanity, which had a sink.


Downstairs, both Bob and Alec were looking at Bob's tablet.

"Our ratings are sky-high!" said Bob, looking pleased.

"Alec, we're back in thirty seconds!" the cameraman informed him.

"Where's Jagged?" Alec asked, noticing that he turned.

"In the restroom upstairs," said Marinette.

"Thanks," said Alec, turning to Bob and the camera crew. "Follow me; we'll improvise."

They then left as they began tracking down Jagged.


Jagged was still in Marinette's bedroom, looking at her fashion creations. Well, Penny rubbed the paper towel over his flour-covered shoulders.

"Hey, look! Man, Marinette's got some serious talent," he said and then saw a poster of himself and began to mimic his posture. "Hey! I know this guy. Rock on, Jagged!"

"We've got to hurry, Jagged," said Penny.

"Yeah, yeah. Relax, Penny," said Jagged, then saw several pictures of Adrien on the wall.

At that moment, Alec, Bob, and the camera crew entered the room.

"He's here!" said the cameraman. "Come one, start shooting. In three, two, one."

"And we're back on the air with Jagged Stone filling the shoes of a baker," said Alec. "Let's see how this rockstar cleans off all that flour."

He then walked over to Jagged and Penny, gesturing for the cameraman to follow him. Penny was still cleaning Jagged, who was distracted by the pictures of Adrien.

"Hey, there are more photos of this dude than of me! I think the baker's daughter's got a little crush," said Jagged and winked.

The camera then zoomed in towards Adrien's photos.

Aidan himself was watching the broadcast with Plagg and was completely shocked at all the pictures of himself in Marinette's room.

"Looky there. Another secret admirer," said Plagg.

Jack was currently at his secret hideout with Lady P, and both were watching the broadcast.

Jack winced. "Marinette is not going to be happy about this."


Marinette was still cleaning up downstairs when she noticed the live broadcast.

"Aw, teenage love is so sweet!" said Jagged. "Makes me wanna write a song."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," Marinette panicked and ran past her parents in a panic.

"Marinette?" her mother frowned.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!" Marinette cried repeatedly as she bolted up the stairs.

Tikki appeared next to her, trying to calm her down. "Keep calm, Marinette; it's not a big deal."

"Of course it is!" she exclaimed. "This is a major disaster! I told everyone in school to watch today's show, including Adrien! He's gonna see all those photos and figure out I'm in love with him!"

"But isn't that what you want?" Tikki asked as they stopped midway up the staircase to her room.

"No! Not like this!" she said and continued to make her way to her bedroom.

Alec was trying on Marinette's pink floppy hat while Jagged held up her pink dress when she entered her bedroom.

"What're you guys doing in here?!" Marinette cried frantically.

"I'm sorry, Marinette; I couldn't find the restroom," said Penny.

"Hey, Marinette. Do you want me to sign this poster of me?" Jagged asked, pointing to the poster.

"No! I just need everyone to leave!" Marinette yelled and then turned to the cameraman. "And you, stop filming!" She then looked at Penny pleadingly. "Penny, do something!"

Penny nodded and looked at everyone in the room. "You heard the lady."

She then began herding everyone down the door when the live feed suddenly cut out.

In Adrien's room, the live footage was immediately replaced with a car commercial. Adrien looked at Plagg, somewhat surprised.

Lady P looked at Jack. "Why do I get the feeling that Hawk Moth is going to strike again."

"Because he will not miss this opportunity," Nooroo sighed.

Jack gave a reassuring smile. "Nooroo, you can't be held responsible for what your holder may or may not do."

"I know, but it still makes me feel terrible."

"Hey Penny, you just cut us off the air!" said the cameraman.

Penny looked down and saw that the cable had broken the floor under her foot. "Sorry!"

She bent down to pick up the cable, but Marinette stopped. "No, Penny, get them out of here first, please!"

"Penny, give me that cable! We're live!" said Alec

"Choo!" Jagged sneezed. "Penny, was that flour organic? You know I'm allergic to the non-organic flour."

"Penny, the cable!" Alec yelled.

"Penny, do you realise we've got no picture?" said Bob.

"Penny, do you have a tissue?" Jagged asked, sneezing.

"Penny, no! Get out of my room first!" Marinette demanded.

"Penny, what is going on?" Bob asked.

"Penny, you said this gig would be easy as pie!" said Jagged.

Penny finally lost her composure. "STOP! That's enough! All of you, back downstairs now! Out, out, out!"

Seeing Penny's anger, nobody protested and made their way downstairs, all except for Marinette. Penny then closed the hatch behind her, and once everyone was gone, Marinette immediately fainted.

Penny had managed to push everyone into the hallway and towards the stairs.

"Out, out, out!" she demanded.

"What do we do now?" Bob asked.

"I'll meet you downstairs in five!" Penny replied angrily.

"But Penny…!"

Penny then shoved her clipboard at Bob. "In! Five!"

She then slammed the door shut.

Everyone proceeded down into the bakery, but Jagged stopped and glanced at the living room door.

Penny remained in the living room and slumped down against the door.


Hawk Moth sensed these negative emotions and immediately opened the door to his lair.

"A devoted assistant losing her cool. Such a fortunate opportunity!" he said, transforming a butterfly into an akuma. "Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize her!"

He then released the akuma into the city of Paris.


Penny was still in the living room clutching her pen, which the newly arrived akuma entered.

"Troublemaker, I am Hawk Moth," said Hawk Moth telepathically. "You've always been the faithful one, taking care of other people and solving all their problems. Today, you are free of that burden. From now on, you shall be the creator of all their problems."

"Sounds like a plan, Hawk Moth," said Penny.

She then rose to her feet and held her pen before clicking it. This immediately triggered her transformation. Within moments, she stood there in a punk rock outfit and a spiky Mohawk. She then clicked her now skull-topped pen and phased right through the living room door.

Once she made her way to the hallway, she clicked on the pen again to become solid and picked up the discarded clipboard on the floor.

"So, what's next on my to-do list?" she said. "Oh, I know; taking care of Jagged!"

She then ripped the clipboard in two before dropping it and laughing evilly. She then clicked her pen again, causing her to become transparent once more and phase right through the floor.


Marinette was currently in her bedroom, completely mortified by the events.

"I'll be a laughingstock at school, online, all over town! And worst of all, Adrien will never talk to me again!" she panicked. "This is a disaster, a disaster, a disaster, a dis…"

"Just breathe! Everything's gonna be okay!" said Tikki calmly.

"It is?" Marinette asked.

"Well, yeah!" said Tikki encouragingly. "Besides, it's too late anyway. The show's live!"

Marinette let that sink in and became even more anguished than before.

"OH NO! This is a disaster…" She then toppled over, clutching her head frantically. "…a disaster, a disaster, a disaster…!"

"Oh, Marinette," Tikki sighed.


Back in the bakery, Jagged and the program crew were preparing to resume the broadcast.

"All right, everyone back to work," Bob ordered. "Chop chop!"

"Okay, people; Jagged, Mr. Dupain, get back to your place," said Alec. "We're live in five, four, three—"

Sabine shoots an angry look at Tom.

"Wait, wait, wait!" said Tom. "We'd rather not continue."

Bob stared at them as if they were crazy. "What?! Have you lost your mind?!"

"We're not comfortable with your cameras going everywhere and invading our privacy!" said Sabine, folding her arms. "Our daughter is upset because of your show. We won't allow that!"

"The ratings are sky-high," Bob argued, turning his gaze towards Jagged. "There's no way we stop the show now, right, Jagged?"

Jagged then sneezed at the same time Troublemaker dropped into the bakery behind them. Marine unseen, she ran her fingers up Sabine's back before retreating.

Bob then turned to Sabine, taking Jagged's sneeze as affirmation. "Aha! See?"

Sabine gasped in shock, thinking it was Bob who had touched her. "Oh! How dare you?!"

She grabbed a nearby peel and skillfully twirled it around in a martial arts defensive manoeuvre with yelps, finishing by aiming it at Bob. "I demand an apology!"

"Darling! What happened?" Tom asked.

Troublemaker then dropped in again unseen and, swatted Bob on his behind with a guitar and tossed the guitar into Tom's hands.

Bob turned to him. "Hey! Are you looking for trouble?!"

Tom waved at the camera, chuckling before glaring at Bob. "I could pretend that this isn't bothering me, but now you've gone too far, mister!"

Marinette was watching the entire thing on her screen with Tikki.

"Dad?" she blinked.

Sabine then approached Bob, still wielding the peel. "Don't even think about laying a finger on my husband!"

Troublemaker descended again, draped a cable over the kneeling cameraman's foot, and covered the still-sneezing Jagged with a flour sack.

"Huh?" said Alec startled

Troublemaker then pushed Alec, causing him to topple all over Jagged. The frightened boom-mic woman leaps into Bob's arms, and Troublemaker, now invisible, knocked over the cameraman.

Jagged removed the sack, but he was covered in flour again. "Oh! What's happening? A ghost! It's a ghost! Where's Penny?! Penny!"

Troublemaker then slammed the bakery we are door shut, then phrased through the wall to access the control box. She clicked on her pen to re-solidify and pressed the control box button. In the bakery, seen on the broadcast, security shields slide down over all the windows and the main entrance.

"Sure, your bakery ain't built on an ancient cemetery?" Bob asked, terrified.

Troublemaker then continued throwing things all over the place while remaining invisible. She then slammed the rear door once more before tossing several more items and turning the mixer on before finally phasing through the ceiling. She clicked on her pen to become solid and draped an arm over Jagged.

"Hello, Jagged," she said.

Jagged backed away in shock. "Whoa! Who are you?! Where's Penny?! Penny!"

"There's no more Penny to deal with all your problems, Jagged!" said Troublemaker. "From now on, there's only Troublemaker!" She clicked her pen twice, briefly turning transparent. And I'll make your life nothing but problems!"

She then began to cackle, and everyone outside fled in a panic.


Marinette and Tikki were still watching the program.

"Penny?" Marinette gasped.

"That poor Penny was trying so hard to help everyone that she became a perfect victim for Hawk Moth!" said Tikki.

"Shooting the show here definitely wasn't a good idea!" said Marinette. "Tikki, spots on!"

She then began to transform into Ladybug.


Adrien and Plagg were also watching the mayhem on TV.

"It's time for Cat Noir to cook up a plan at the bakery!" said Cat Noir.

"Don't forget to save a baguette for me," said Plagg. "I just love Camembert on sourdough!

"You're just a floating stomach!" said Adrien, shaking his head and raising his ring. "Plagg, claws out!"

Adrien then began to transform into Cat Noir.


Jack and Lady P were also watching the chaos Troublemaker was causing.

"Looks like there's trouble at the bakery," said Lady P.

"Then it's time to bake some bread," said Jack.

"Ready whenever you are, Jack," said Nooroo.

Jack nodded. "Nooroo, light wings rise!"

Jack then began to transform into Lord Sprite.


At the bakery, the chaos was still going full swing.

"Here comes trouble again, Jagged!" said Troublemaker, advancing towards Jagged.

"Not in my bakery!" said Tom.

He tried to grab her, but Troublemaker made herself intangible, causing him to go right through her and caused him to stumble. She made herself solid once more and then kicked Jagged, who was using a bag of flour as a shield.

"Penny, stop!" Jagged coughed. "It's—It's not—ah-choo!—rock and roll!"

"I hate rock and roll, Jagged!" said Troublemaker. "I only love chaos, and you'll be my number one hit!"

Being professional, Alec and the camera crew resumed the broadcasting despite the chaos.

Alec leaned towards the camera. "You're witnessing the arrival of a new supervillain, live—"

Troublemaker then knocked him away. "Show's over, people!"

She then knocked out the camera, disrupting the broadcast.


Outside, Nadja was reporting on the ground.

"I'm in front of Dupain-Cheng Bakery, where a new villain just appeared!" she said.

Cat Noir then descended from his staff and approached the sealed bakery entrance.

"Hey everyone, let me take care of this," he said. "It'll be a piece of cake!"

He then bent down and struggled in vain to lift the security shield covering the bakery entrance.

Inside, Troublemaker could hear straining and phases down through the floor.


Outside, Cat Noir lost his grip and then raised his hand, preparing to unleash his Cataclysm.

"Catacly—!"

Troublemaker then phased through the ground and grabbed his raised hand. "So you wanna play rescue? No one's gonna be rescued today!"

She then hurled Cat Noir over her shoulders and sent him flying across the street, shrieking before he finally crashed into a van, denting its door. Then, before he had any time to recover, Ladybug's yo-yo appeared out of nowhere, wrapped around his leg, and a split second later, he was shrieking as he was lifted into the air onto the balcony of the bakery.

He landed on Marinette's canvas deck chair while Ladybug stood on the railing.

"Right on time, Cat Noir," she said.

"Good to see you, Bugaboo," said Cat Noir as he sat there relaxed. "Looks like we're gonna break bread today, huh?"

"Stop calling me 'Bugaboo'!" she said hotly.

Sprite then landed on the balcony. "I see you being as friendly as ever now. Would you say that we find this little Troublemaker?"

Ladybug nodded, jumped off the railing, and opened the skylight. "Follow me!"


Troublemaker was currently in Marinette's bedroom and was throwing some knitting needles, which he found in one of Marinette's draws.

The three heroes exited with the skylight, and Cat Noir looked at the collection of class photos next to Marinette's bed, most of which were pictures of him.

"Oh wow! That's a lot of pictures!" he said.

"Yes, she certainly has an interest in Adrien Agreste?" Sprite agreed, giving Ladybug a small smile.

Ladybug quickly extended her aunt to deflect Cat Noir's gaze. "We can take the grand tour later, guys."

Cat Noir suddenly heard Troublemaker from below as she hurled four knitting needles towards them. He quickly reacted by blocking the needles by raising Marinette's mattress, accidentally revealing more photos of himself underneath it. Ladybug quickly pushed down the mattress before he could see them, sending him tumbling down onto the main floor.

"Sorry!" she said as she and Sprite jumped down to join him.

"Watch yourself. We don't have much room to manoeuvre in here," Sprite advised.

Troublemaker tossed Marinette's parasol at the three heroes, but Sprite knotted away with his cane. Ladybug quickly flung her yo-yo at Troublemaker, but the villain went intangibly to dodge it Mumentarily. She then made herself solid and hurled Marinette's chaise longue at the trail, which Cat Noir caught and tossed behind him amidst a flurry of yet more photos of himself falling from the chaise. One of them got stuck to his face, and he quickly removed it to see himself smiling in the photo.

Ladybug quickly grabbed the photo away, looking annoyed. "I said later, Cat Noir!"

Troublemaker had managed to get behind them and then throw a large trunk at Ladybug from behind, knocking her over. Cat Noir and Sprite swung their weapons at Troublemaker, but she merely made herself intangible before they could hit her.

She then phased through the floor below into the living room and jumped back up towards the ceiling. She then appeared back in Marinette's bedroom directly behind Ladybug, making herself solid so that she could reach for her earrings.

Fortunately, Cat Noir saw her in time. "Look out!"

Cat Noir then split his staff in two, using one second to trip Ladybug, causing her to fall away from Troublemaker's reach; then struck her with the other section, causing her pen to fly across the room and settle on the floor.

"The akuma's inside the pen!" Ladybug yelled.

The four combatants immediately released across the room to retrieve the pen. All four of them lunged at the floor and grabbed the pen, but Troublemaker merely clicked the pen to become intangible.

"Touch me if you dare!" she said before phasing through the floor, leaving the heroes on the floor, on their stomachs.

"What're we gonna do?" Cat Noir asked. "I can't touch her with a ten-foot pole even if I wanted to!"

"Yeah, how are we supposed to touch an untouchable supervillain?" Sprite asked.

"Her strength is also her weakness," said Ladybug. "In order to touch us, she must become touchable herself!"

The trio then rose to their feet, but Cat Noir was still grasping Ladybug's hand. Ladybug then cleared her throat and raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, uh, there you are," said Cat Noir and awkwardly gave her her hand back. "All right!"


The trio then immediately made their way down into the living room.

When they arrived in the living room, there was no trace of Troublemaker.

"Be careful! She's probably hiding somewhere in this room!" Ladybug warned. "If she wants to take our Miraculous, she can't be untouchable."

"And if we can grab her, we can also grab her pen," said Cat Noir.

"And capture the akuma! But we'll have to act fast!"

"Somehow, I don't think it's going to be that simple," said Sprite.

Troublemaker then suddenly phased through the ceiling and landed between the three of them. She then quickly solidified and kicked Ladybug into Sprite before grabbing Cat Noir's right arm and twisting it behind his back so that she could grab the ring on his clenched fist.

However, before she had a chance to nab the ring, Ladybug wrapped her yo-yo tightly around the two of them, but she merely clicked on her pen and became intangible, escaping the string, which then fell away loosely.

Troublemaker re-solidified and kicked Cat Noir away, then went intangible. Just a Sprite jumped at her, causing him to crash into Cat Noir. She then suddenly dashed forward towards Ladybug and went straight through her. She then made herself solid again to jump off the wall and pinned Ladybug onto the floor, holding the heroine's arms down with her left arm while she took Ladybug's left earring with the other.

"You've already lost half the battle, Ladybug!" Troublemaker smirked.

"No!" Ladybug cried as she slowly began to detransform.

"Excellent, Troublemaker!" Hawk Moth smiled.

As Ladybug whimpers anxiously, her detranformation progresses gradually at her wrists and ankles, as well as the left side of her mask. Cat Noir and Sprite managed to pick themselves up and saw that she was in distress.

"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir yelled.

He then suddenly lunged at Troublemaker, who quickly made herself intangible, causing him to pass through her and tumble to the floor beyond. In the process, she loses her grip on Ladybug's earring, and it drops to the floor.

"I had it!" she growled as she phased through the floor.

The earring rolled over towards Sprite, who quickly picked it up. "Ladybug, catch!"

He then tossed the earring over to Ladybug, whose left eye was now fully exposed, and she quickly reattached it, recovering her lost transformation.

"That was a close call," said Cat Noir, joining them, still clutching his active Cataclysm hand. "Certainly not how I dreamed we'd share our secret identity. Oh no, not like that!"

Ladybug smiled at him. "It'll have to wait, at least until we kick Trouble's butt and Hawk Moth! Lucky Charm!" She tossed her yo-yo into the air, and materialising was a broken red plate with black spots. "A broken plate?"

"Now that is the most unusual Lucky Charm yet," said Sprite.

Ladybug began glancing around, but nothing came to mind. "That's strange; I don't see how to use it!"

"Maybe losing an earring weakened your power," Cat Noir suggested.

"My power has to be working!" she said. She looked again and then noticed a tube of superglue on the floor. "It is working!" She then picked up the tube of glue. "Sticking time!"

Cat Noir looked at her sceptically. "Seriously?"


Moments later, Cat Noir and Sprite burst through the trapdoor into Marinette's bedroom, followed closely by Ladybug.

Cat Noir held out his Cataclysm with both arms like a policeman would hold a gun out. "All right! We're comin' to get you!"

Ladybug was holding the glued-together plate like a shield. "Be careful, Cat Noir! She could come from anywhere to get my Miraculous!"

"She will be getting any Miraculous, not on our watch," said Sprite as he held his cane like a sword with both hands.

Cat Noir scanned the room but couldn't see any trace of her. "She's nowhere to be seen. I'll check on the roof. Stay here!"

"I'm coming too," said Sprite.

The two of them then left up to the loft and through the skylight before Ladybug could stop them.

"No! Don't leave me here alone!" she cried anxiously. "I only have a plate to defend myself!"

She then began glancing around the room fearfully.

Troublemaker chuckled before phasing through the ceiling and solidifying. Ladybug quickly leapt out of the way and threw the plate at her. She missed it, and it struck the wall and broke again. Troublemaker quickly pinned her to the floor once more and grabbed both earrings.

"Stop!" Ladybug cried.

"Bravo, Troublemaker! Take her, Miraculous!" Hawk Moth commanded.

Troublemaker tried to take her earrings but found she could not remove them or withdraw her hands. "What?!"

Ladybug then grabbed hold of her arms's arms. "Having some trouble?"

"Aw, my poor Bugaboo! Another supervillain fan has literally glued themselves to you," said Cat Noir's voice.

Troublemaker looked up and saw that sitting on the railings of the loft were Cat Noir, who was holding the tube of superglue, and Sprite, both smiling.

"This gives a sticky situation a whole new definition," said Sprite.

"Sorry to disappoint, but I'm the only one to stick to M'Lady!" said Cat Noir, and the two of them jumped down to the floor.

Troublemaker Tech herself up, pulling Ladybug up at the same time, and the other two women were struggling, whirling around as they did so. Cat Noir then suddenly lept forward, grabbed Troublemaker's pen, and pulled it away, breaking it apart in his Cataclysm hand. The pieces fall to the floor, and the akuma flies out.

"No!" Troublemaker yelled as she detransformed back into Penny.

Ladybug then pulled out her yo-yo and spun it around. "No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She then swung her yo-yo, catching the akuma and pulled back on the string. "Gotcha!" She then released the now-purified butterfly and watched as it fluttered away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly."

She then tossed the reassembled plate into the air. "Miraculous Ladybug!"

The plate then transformed into magical ladybugs that swarmed over the entire bakery, reverting everything back to normal and cleaning up everyone downstairs, who immediately cheered.

Penny looked around, confused. "Wha…? What happened? Where's Jagged?"

Ladybug then bent down towards Penny, placing her hands on her shoulders. "You're always so helpful, putting everyone before you. Let's worry about Penny for a change. How are you feeling?"

Penny took a deep breath and smiled. "I'm fine. Thank you, Ladybug."

Ladybug then heard her earrings beep. "Whoops! Gotta go! Rock and roll!"

She then lept up to the loft and then through the skylight.

"Rock and roll!" said Cat Noir, following her.

"Look after yourself, ma'am," said Sprite, tipping his hat before following the duo.

Penny picked up her pen off the floor, stood up, and clutched her pen close to her chest as she gazed up in gratitude.


The trio climbed onto the balcony and prepared to make their leave.

"Whew! Well, that was a close call!" said Ladybug as she jumped on the railings, swinging her yo-yo around. "Looks like you won't find out my true identity today!"

"I already know who you are," said Cat Noir warmly.

Ladybug looked at her anxiously. "Huh?!"

Cat Noir leaned in towards her. "You're the girl of my dreams."

Ladybug giggled. "Silly kitty!"

"Just make sure that dream doesn't turn into a nightmare," said Sprite.

The three of them then fist-bumped. "Pound it!"

Cat Noir then launched himself away with his staff, Sprite swung away with his cane, and Ladybug swung away with her yo-yo. However, she quickly made a tight turn and landed behind the roof behind her balcony and out of sight. She then de-transformed back into Marinette and peeked over the edge, as did Tiki, and the two of them chuckled.


Marinette entered through the rear door of the bakery and rushed over to hug her parents.

"Mum! Dad!" she cried.

"Marinette!" said Sabine relieved.

"Are you okay?" Tom asked.

"I'm fine! I locked myself in the bathroom," Marinette assured them.

Penny then stepped inside through the residential door and cleared her throat.

Bob looked up from his phone. "Penny!"

Penny, everyone turned and saw her standing the whole way, clutching her to-do list and pen. "Hi, everyone!"

Jagged instantly ran up and hugged Penny, startling her. "Penny!"

Penny was so startled that she dropped everything she was holding.

"Oh, Penny!" said Jagged, pulling back. "I'm so glad to see you again without your supervillain costume! What would I do without you? You're the best!"

He then heard her again, and she returned the hug, sighing happily.

Marinette Tom and Sabine, who wiped a tear of joy from her eye, watched the embrace and smiled.


The following day, Marinette exited the bakery to get to school.

"Have a nice day, sweetie!" her mother called.

Marinette waved as she exited the bakery. "Bye, Mum!"

She ran over to the crosswalk and stopped somewhat clumsily.

"Are you okay, Marinette?" Tikki asked from her purse.

"I will never persuade my parents to shoot a TV show at our house again!" Marinette vowed.

"Not unless you want the whole world to know all your secrets!" said Tikki, smirking.

"I just need to stay on the down-low for a few days so everyone can forget all about what happened—especially Adrien!"

She then stood up straight and began to cross the street, but the moment she crossed, she instantly hunched down into a 'creeping' gait.


She eventually reached the school and began to make her way into the building as sneaky as possible, sticking close to the walls as she did so. In the courtyard, she could see Nino and Alya standing by the bottom of the stairs, conversing. Marinette discreetly creeps past behind them. Nino and Alya glanced to their right when they heard something but saw nothing.

Then Marinette hid behind the doors to the girls' locker room when they swung open as Chloé and Sabrina emerged, talking to each other. Marinette then cautiously creeps inside the locker room until she reached her locker.

She opened her locker, placed her backpack inside on the upper shelf, and gave a huge sigh of relief. "Phew! Hopefully, he didn't see me!"

She then shut her locker door triumphantly, only to be startled to see Adrien standing behind the door, waving at her.

"Hey, Marinette!" he said, making her scream. "How's it going? After what happened at your place last night, I was worried that—"

"Oh, so you watched the show, then!" she interrupted him, laughing nervously. "Well, uh, look… about what you saw on the show last night—the totographs, in my room—"

"You mean the photographs?" Adrien corrected.

"The grotographs, exactly!" Marinette nodded meekly. "It-it's not what you think." She paused, trying to come up with a plausible explanation. "See… I'm really into fashion, and, umm…"

Adrien leaned towards him with a piercing, impish glare. "Are you lying?"

Marinette panicked. "No! I'm so not into you—I mean, sure, I'm interested in you, but, um, not in that way; well, you know, ha-ha-ha-ha… ha ha!"

"Just teasing," Adrien chuckled, placing an arm over her shoulder. "I understand; don't worry. I've got used to having lots of fans… and photographs of me everywhere—even in the most unlikely places."

"As if someone would have a picture of you under her bed, right?" Marinette laughed.

Adrien took his arm away. "Yeah. I was wondering, since you're into fashion so much, you could come watch my next photo shoot!"

Marinette looked at him, stunned. "No way! For you?—peal—meal— For real?"

"Honestly, it's pretty long and boring, but if you were there, it would definitely be more fun! Whaddaya say?"

"Oh wow! Yes!" she said, throwing her arms up excitedly but then quickly contained herself. "Thank you, Adrien."

"I'll keep you posted, then. See you later in class," he said as he walked away but stopped to turn to Marinette, causing her to gasp. "I'm glad to have you as one of my fans."

He then walked over to the door, but before he exited the locker room, he looked back at Marinette, smiled, and waved.

Jack and Nooroo were hiding behind a set of lockers and had heard everything.

"How can one guy be so oblivious," said Jack, shaking his head.

"Don't ask me; we kwamis know nothing about romance," said Nooroo.

Tikki emerged from Marinette's purse, who was still standing there stunned. "Relax, Marinette. You can breathe now!"

"He invited me to one of his photo shoots!" she said excitedly, throwing her hands up into the air.

"Yeah, that's awesome!" said Tikki as she flew up to her and then smirked. "And you even managed to get some normal sentences out, too!"

"Oh, come on! That's not funny!" said Marinette.

Tikki nodded. "You're totally right. It is not funny."

There was a short pause between the two of them, and then they burst out laughing, touching each other's heads.