05x22 - Confrontation

[bunniefuu]

[narrating] In the daytime, I'm Marinette.

Just a normal girl with a normal life.

But there's something about me
that no one knows yet.

'Cause I've got a secret.

[theme song playing]

♪ Miraculous!
Simply the best! ♪

♪ Up to the test when things go wrong! ♪

♪ Miraculous, the luckiest! ♪

♪ The power of love, always so strong! ♪

♪ Miraculous ♪

♪ Miraculous ♪

You look even more lost
than pasteurized cheese

in the French cheese section.

How hard is it
to fill out an orientation form?

All you have to do
is write down your request

for next year's school
and your career goals.

I can't write down the truth, Plagg.

If Marinette finds out
that my father's decided to send me

to a private school in London next year,
it'll break her heart. And mine too.

What? No cheesy joke to comfort me?

I know how I would feel
if I had to be separated from you, Adrien.

And there's nothing funny
about that at all. [sighs]

-[Kim] I can't wait for the results…
-I hope everything goes well.

Marinette, I don't get it.

What happens during a teacher-rep meeting
that's so worrisome?

This meeting is where our futures
are being decided, Tikki.

The teachers meet to review
our school performances

and decide whether or not we'll be able
to pursue the studies we've chosen.

If I were your teacher,
I'd decide that you're the best.

[chuckles] Thank you, Tikki.

-[door opens]
-[squeals]

Is something wrong, Marinette?

I'm having a really strange feeling
about something.

Up until now,
Alya and I were the class reps.

When our classmates gave us
their career forms,

they were also entrusting us
with their hopes and dreams.

Well, you know, I wanna be a reporter,

so I'll need to specialize
in literature in high school.

Movie director.

Just write, "Defender of the Earth."

I'll be a stay-at-home dad.

While Mylene saves the world,
I'll be taking care of the kids.

-Hairstylist for unicorns.
-[Marinette] There's no such thing, Rose.

Oh, okay. Hairstylist for dragons.

I wanna be a mortician.

Awesome. That is so you.

[Marinette] A nurse?

Well, yes.
I love taking care of other people.

Sushi.

[Adrien] Except that now,
Chloé and Lila are the new class reps.

Yes. And they'll be the ones presenting
our friends' forms to the teachers

during the teacher-rep meeting.

And they're just so…

What about you, Chloé?
What do you wanna do in life?

Nothing. I don't need to do anything
since I'm already rich.

To the question,
"What do you want to do in life?"

You answered, "I want to resolve
every political conflict on the planet,

in order to establish world peace
and solve the environmental crisis.

Also, free candy for everyone."
Are you serious?

I could've added,
"I wanna become your best friend."

But we both know that
would have been a lie, just like the rest.

I feel like I'm betraying our friends

by entrusting their forms
to such awful girls.

If Chloé and Lila try to do something bad,
we'll find a way to stop them. I trust us.

I trust you.

Your file is the only one still missing.

I'm still not sure what I wanna do yet.

That's fine. You still have a little time
before the teacher-rep meeting.

Thank you for everything
you've done so far, Marinette.

You're welcome, Ms. Bustier.

I hope the meeting goes smoothly.

And now, let's give our support
to your new class representatives,

Lila and Chloé.

Chloé and I vow
to respectfully represent you

during the teacher-rep meeting.

Good. After you destroy the forms,
you'll fill out new ones using your talent

for forging students' handwriting.

-I'll tell you what to write.
-Uh. Wait. Not so fast.

You're using too many words
to explain your plan.

We're going to make fake forms.

And then we'll defend those
at the teacher-rep meeting.

Every student will then be signed up

for a study course
that doesn't fit them at all.

But they'll be furious when they realize.

Exactly.
And we'll pin it all on Marinette.

Oh! Like Daddy does at City Hall.

He always says,

"In case of a problem,
always blame it on your predecessor."

For it to work, Sabrina will just have
to say, at the right time,

that Marinette forced her
to forge the fake forms.

And everyone's life
will be wonderfully ruined.

Villainous. Utterly villainous.

[Sabrina blows whistle]

I don't think I can do it. [blows whistle]

Helping Chloé doesn't hurt anyone,
but this-- [blows whistle]

Forging documents and lying?
[blows whistle]

It's different. [blows whistle]

It's going to hurt people.

[blows whistle]

You wanna see
toot-toot whistle ever again?

Then get to work.

[whimpers]

[Nino] On the agenda today, comrades,
is a problem.

[Nino speaking indistinctly]

Huh? Intruders?

[Nino] How will we help

when we're no longer
here at Francoise Dupont together?

I propose the following solution.

Let's all go to
the same Jacques de Trémeuse high school.

Then our fight against evil can continue.

Oh. Sweet kids.

[Nino] And that'd settle Comrade Mayo's
problem of not knowing where to go.

[cell phone ringing]

Wouldn't it, dude?

The design courses I wanna take

are available
at the performing arts high school.

So I won't be able
to attend Jacques de Trémeuse.

[all sighs]

-Hello?
-[Mrs. Mendeleiev] See?

Marinette just came out
of the boiler room.

And I saw the others go in earlier.

Unacceptable.

Uh… I asked them to go, actually.
To make sure the cockroaches are gone.

I hate cockroaches.

Oh? Well.

If I were the principal,
things would be different here.

[Marinette grunts]

-You okay, Marinette?
-Yes. Yeah.

[Mylene] It's really unfair

that we're forced to decide
what we wanna do so early on in life.

That is so true.

We should get to try a bunch of subjects
before we decide on a career.

And get to stay with our buds
and help each other at the same school.

Our future is at stake here.
We have to do something.

I declare a form-filling strike.

No student files, no career forms.

[all] Yeah. She's right.

-[Ivan] Let's do it.
-[all] Let's form-filling strike!

It's already too late.
We handed in our forms.

Juleka's right.

Except for Adrien, we've all already
handed in our career forms.

[all sighing]

[vehicle approaches]

Did you manage to figure out
what you wanna do?

I think so.

I will defend your form
as if my life depended on it.

-Thank you for entrusting me.
-[Adrien grunts]

-Hmm.
-Hmm.

[grunts] When will they ever repair them?
Lousy school.

-Hmm.
-Hmm.

[all gasp]

"I've been thinking a lot,

and still don't know
what I would like to do later in life.

The only thing I know, for sure,
is that I love Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

But I guess that doesn't really help you.

I'm sorry. Adrien Agreste."

It's pathetic. Utterly pathetic.

Whatever you've already written down
on Adrien's fake form,

write it again, but worse.

Alya Césaire. Optician.

Are you sure there isn't a mistake?

I thought, for sure,
that Alya wanted to be a reporter.

That's what's written
on the form Marinette gave us.

It's true that it is strange,
but come to think of it,

a reporter helps people
to better understand the world.

To clarify the things that seem fuzzy.

Kind of the way an optician makes glasses.

Oh, that's true.
And Alya Césaire actually wears glasses.

Her grades allow it.
I see no reason for us to oppose it.

Who are we to judge?

Our duty is to support our students
as best we can.

Please enter the following in the
career studies system, Mrs. Mendeleiev.

Alya Césaire, optician.

Juleka Couphène wants to repeat the year.

-[all gasps]
-That's unusual.

But she's already repeated a year.

And her grades have gotten better.

Yes, but perhaps until she's resolved
her speech impediment,

she'd rather stay on familiar ground
with your help, Miss Bustier, of course.

Sometimes one step back
is one step forward.

Her grades allow it.
I see no reason for us to oppose it.

[sighs] Mrs. Mendeleiev, please enter,
Juleka Couphène, repeating the grade.

Optician?
That's not what I wanna be at all!

Physiotherapist?

Swimming instructor?
But I can't even swim.

-You sure you didn't get mine by mistake?
-Minister of the Interior?

The interior of what?

Are you all right? Jul?

[gasps]

Repeating the year?

-[all] What?
-[Rose] That's completely bogus!

-[Kim] Juleka has to repeat her grade?
-[Alya] Repeating? No way.

-[Kim] I don't get it.
-[Alya] This is insane.

-[Juleka grunts]
-[Alya] Who wrote these?

Ah, teacher-rep meetings.

Endless sources of anguish
and crushed hopes.

There's too many to choose from.

Kaalki, your power is now mine.

Voyage, my Megakuma!

A feast of broken dreams awaits you!

Jul, you have to resist,
otherwise you might get akumatized.

Remember what Ladybug said

when she gave you this magical charm?
We'll find a solution.

I can't repeat the year. It's not fair.

[protection shield shatters]

[gasps]

Reflekta, I am Monarch.

Once again, they're refusing
to hear your voice.

But thanks to the power
I'm about to give you,

everyone will finally understand you

so perfectly
that they will think exactly like you.

Roarr, your power is now mine!

Transfer.

I am also entrusting you
with the power of the Tiger.

With it, a single punch will silence those
who dare to resist you!

[all] Juleka, resist!

[Ivan] You can reject the akuma!

-[Reflekta gasps]
-[all scream]

Staying together no matter what?

What a great idea, my dear Nino.

[both] If we're all identical,

who can keep us
from being together all the time?

Together forever!

Together forever!

[panting]

[Marinette] Tikki, spots on!

[Adrien] Plagg, claws out!

[Reflekta] Clout!

Together forever!

Together forever!

Together forever!

We'd better find a solution before
the whole city's crawling with Reflektas!

Reflektas with the Tiger's punch
as a bonus.

-It's not gonna be easy.
-In that case…

Lucky Charm.

So they multiplied?
Well then, let's divide them.

I really hope you can get us out
of this sticky situation, M'Lady.

-[Reflekta] Together forever!
-[door opens]

-Together forever!
-You can't touch these bakers.

I love their croissants too much.

[Reflekta grunts]

Together forever!

Maybe you should ask what he thinks first,
before suggesting a career change.

-[grunts]
-[grunts]

-Oh, no!
-Oh, no!

[both] Clout!

[Reflekta grunts]

[shatters]

[Ladybug] No more evildoing for you,
Megakuma.

Time to de-evilize!

Gotcha!

Bye-bye, little butterfly!

Miraculous Ladybug!

Juleka, this magical charm will help you
remember to never give up hope.

We will always be there for you.

-Pound it!
-Pound it!

Patience.
I can still sense despair and anger.

I don't know why I can't remember,
but I'm really sorry for--

No, no, it's okay. Everyone's fine.

Lila, what happened
during the teachers-rep meeting?

I don't know.

All I did was defend what was
in the files Marinette had given us.

What's on your sheet, Marinette?

I'm going to a high school
where I can specialize in fashion,

-just like I requested.
-Aha!

That totally proves she's the villain!

Marinette, you didn't need to do this.

Do what?

Marinette is obviously mad at you
for electing me to replace her

as your class representative.

But you do realize that
by creating those fake forms,

you've destroyed their futures?

You've risked losing all your friends?

That no one will ever trust you again.

And everyone will call you

a liar?

And how exactly would I have created
those fake forms?

Well, by forging everyone's handwriting,
for instance.

Huh?

But I don't know how to do that.
Unlike Sabrina.

[grunts] Yes. I admit it.
I forged the forms.

-[all gasps]
-Come on. Be brave, Sabrina.

This is for everyone's good.

Who asked you to do something so terrible?

You did!
Chloé and Lila forced me to do it.

[gasps] You traitor!
That was not the plan--

-[winces]
-Oh, Sabrina. I'm sorry.

I hadn't noticed that my becoming friends
with Chloé was hurting you so much.

You were so blinded by jealousy
that Marinette, like a civilian Monarch,

took advantage of it to manipulate you.

Huh? No, she didn't!

But we forgive you, you know.

[whimpers] You're so horrible!

You're turning everything I say
against me!

We've got nothing against you, Sabrina.

We all understand that
this is Marinette's fault.

You don't have to lie anymore.

[sobbing] I don't care. I have proof!

And my policeman dad
will put you both in jail.

[crying]

[Lila] Poor thing.

She's so fragile.

She doesn't know what she's saying.

Miss Bustier, as class reps,
shouldn't we go and talk to her?

[Chloé] Sabrina! Sabrina!

Get back here right now!

Sabrina! Heel!

[grunts] Sabrina, you're being ridiculous.
Utterly ridiculous.

There's no proof
that we forced you to cheat.

Yes, there is.

Show me the proof
or I'll have my dad fire yours!

Calm down.

But this dingbat will get us caught.

You're the one who will get us caught
if you keep getting worked up like this.

What's your so-called proof, Sabrina?

A microphone? A video? It doesn't matter.

I'll come up with a new lie
and people will believe me.

I had everyone believing
that Marinette pushed me down the stairs.

I have everyone believing
that I was halfway around the world

so I wouldn't have to go to school.

And if I wanted to,
I could even convince your own father

to put you in jail.

And that's what's going to happen
if you don't hand over that proof.

[chuckles] There was no proof.

Well, until now.

[all gasping]

[Marinette] You've just told everyone
who you really are, Lila.

A few days ago, Sabrina warned me
about what you were planning.

Hello?

[sobbing] I can't! Not anymore.

What should I do, Marinette?

Exactly what they're asking you to.

We're going to need proof
and I have an idea to catch them.

[Marinette]
It just took a little bit of DIY.

[Mr. Damocles] Hmm.

I'm sorry for the damage,
but it was for everyone's good.

I'll fix everything.

We owe you an apology, Marinette.

And most of all me.

Chloé Bourgeois, Lila Rossi,
you are hereby expelled from school.

[grunts]

Do you want to keep your job,
Mr. Principal?

Then keep my daughter
and her friend in your school.

If those are your orders, Mr. Mayor.

But couldn't we at least review
the students' files again?

Impossible.
Everything's in the system already.

Reviewing them would mean acknowledging
this whole forged forms story,

which would be terribly damaging
to our institution's image.

But that means these children

will have a future
that doesn't match their ambitions.

They'll be unhappy.
The school will have betrayed them.

What do you want me to say, my friend?
C'est la vie.

[sighs]

[Mrs. Bourgeois] Good job.

Now you're not getting fired either.

[whimpers]

[grunts]

Patience always pays off sooner or later.

[gasps] Again? No!

I've destroyed my students' futures.

I'm unworthy of my title.

It's not your fault, Mr. Damocles.

[charms chiming]

Don't give up.

Come on, my Megakuma,
destroy that Magical Charm.

Do what you think is right.

We trust you.

Ha! He was always a coward,
a complete coward.

Don't listen to her.
We can still work things out.

[chiming]

The Magical Charm reacts to emotions.

Miss Bustier, get those two out
and get as many people in here as you can.

Trust me.

You're going to regret meddling in this.

All of you, quick!
We need as many people as possible.

Hey! [grunts]

Hey, what's-your-name? Get back here!

What's the next part of the plan?

You can't leave me here alone like this!

Get back here, Lila!

-[all] Stay strong!
-You have to be strong!

-Come on!
-You can do it!

-Stay strong!
-We love you!

What would the Owl say
if he saw you like this?

Cat Noir?

Oh, even superheroes are going to witness
how incompetent I am?

I'm worse than a supervillain.
[sobs, gasps]

[grunts]

[Juleka] You-- You--

You can do this, Mr. Damocles!

Ju-- Ju-- Juleka! Your speech impediment.

Every student in the school
and all the teachers

are counting on their super-principal!

The Megakuma should break
the Magical Charm.

Why isn't it working?

[chiming]

Yes… [stammers] …I can do this too.

I can still make everything right.

No!

[all gasp]

No!

-Yeah! Well done, Mr. Damocles! Well done!
-You did it, Mr. Damocles.

You did it! Everything's fine!

Well done.

Can't be true!
Defeated by a bunch of kids?

With or without your Magical Charms,
I'm not done with you yet!

That's stupid!
If you do that, I'll be fired.

I mean, I'll fire you, and Chloé and Lila
will be reinstated anyway!

I don't care. For too long
I've been sacrificing my principles

for interests
that go against the common good.

Find someone else to do your dirty work!

[all] Yeah!

What are you all still doing here?

Don't you have new school forms
to fill out?

Uh…

If I'm to lose my job,

I might as well send you
to the schools you actually want.

[all] Oh, yeah!

-Whoo-hoo!
-I'm gonna submit mine right away.

[sighs]

Huh?

[Cat Noir] And then, finally,
the principal left.

And that's the whole story.

Oh… So that was the true power
of the Magical Charm.

Awesome, right?

If things continue this way,

people won't need us anymore
to be de-akumatized.

[knocks]

Come in.

Where's Lila?

How should I know?
I'm not the betrayer's mother.

I really thought
you were good at heart, Chloé.

That there was a possibility that you
could change if people reached out to you.

I was wrong.

Now, whether you like it or not,

you're going to have to face
the consequences of your actions.

And what are you going to do to me, huh?

You can't even expel me.

You're right. But from now on,

you'll be getting
some very special attention from me.

[gasps, grunts]

Special attention? Ridiculous. Utterly--

[phone rings]

Who is this?

[Lila] The w*r is only just starting.

Be ready.

[student 1] Oh, Cerise.
Is your movie sh**t over?

[student 2] We didn't think we'd see you
again before the end of the school year.

Yes, I moved heaven and earth

so I could be back just in time
for the teachers-rep meeting.

It would have been such a shame
if your favorite delegate were missing.

[theme song playing]

[song ends]