05x09 - Elation

[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 ♪

[both] Pound it!

A job well done, M'Lady.

We really make an amazing team.

-Catch ya later!

-Wait!

[Cat Noir gasps]

Ta-da!

Express snack service, just for two!

Such a successful mission

calls for a celebration, right?

Oh. That's very sweet,

but we don't have time right now.

I'm gonna transform back in a minute.

A minute can last an eternity

when you're with the right person.

Let's at least kiss before we say goodbye.

-What are you doing?

-Whoa! I always kiss four times.

Actually, four is a little stingy.

How about eight?

[both grunt]

I know what you're trying to do,

and it's not gonna work, M'Lady.

-We're partners and friends.

-What's up with you?

You have a new girlfriend?

[gasps]

[chuckles] You're testing me.

Could I tell you if I had a girlfriend?

No,

'cause the less we know about each other,

the harder it is for Monarch to win.

So, did I pass the test?

With flying colors.

Right! See you later!

You almost got me!

Spots off.

[grunts]

-Claws-- [yelps]

-Cat Noir!

Can I get a selfie with you?

[stammers] Yeah, of course.

-Mmm.

-[shutter clicks]

-I have to go now…

-Hey, guys! He's here!

[fan ] Cat Noir!

-Oh, this is so awesome!

-It is Cat Noir!

Can I have your autograph?

Can I get a picture with you?

So cool. You're my favorite superhero!

Sorry! Gotta run!

[grunts]

[sighs] That was close.

Tell me about it.

I almost starved to death.

[Adrien] I'm hungry too.

Ugh! Why is he being so good lately?

Mr. Perfect Kitty!

Mr. Hanging-on-to-his-secret!

Mr. Number-one-partner!

You were the one who asked Cat Noir

to stop wooing you,

giving you roses,

telling you he loved you…

But I was only turning him down

'cause he was such a nag.

And you were perfectly right to do so.

But also because I didn't love him back.

Another very good reason.

Wait a minute.

What if this is the same thing?

What if Cat Noir is declining

all my invitations

because he's no longer in love with me?

You mean "you" as Ladybug.

-[stammers]

-You said it yourself a hundred times.

Cat Noir and Ladybug just can't work.

You'd end up blabbing

your secret identities to each other.

Monarch would find out,

and your Miraculous would go bye-bye.

Just because you couldn't keep

your secret from Nino

when you were both superheroes

doesn't mean I can't do it with Cat Noir.

Hey, who gave us both

a Miraculous at the same time?

And if you love a superhero,

you're gonna want to know

who's behind the mask.

How are you supposed to live a love story?

Well, right now I would take the mask,

and I wouldn't care what's underneath.

You're lying to yourself.

You're in love with Adrien.

[gasps] I am not lying to myself.

-And I know exactly how I feel.

-Right.

Which explains the pics of Adrien

all over your wall.

Things never worked out with Adrien.

Knitting beanies,

planning his birthdays

for the next years.

Kissy-kissy hamster. Yeah, right.

Adrien was more like kissy-kissy nothing.

What's so wrong

with kissy-kissy meow meow?

-[Tom humming]

-[door bell chimes]

Hello.

I was wondering--

I was in the neighborhood,

and… [chuckles] …I thought, uh--

[chuckles] Is Marinette here, please?

One moment, Adrien.

What's going on with him?

Why is he acting weird?

He's not acting weird. He's in love.

With Marinette?

That would be amazing.

Yes, it's wonderful.

Plus, he quit modeling.

They'd take over the bakery together.

-I'll go and tell her.

-Let me take care of it.

Please Alliance, call Marinette.

[phone buzzing]

-[Sabine] Adrien's here.

-Who? Adrien?

No, no, no, tell him I'm busy.

-But he's the boy you're in--

-Friends with at school!

And this isn't school.

So tell him

we can see each other at school.

-[phone beeps]

-[both] Hmm.

What are you doing, Marinette?

It's Adrien!

He's here, and he wants to see you!

-So listen to your heart and go!

-[exclaims]

You aren't listening to me, Alya!

We're not talking about Adrien anymore!

For once, we're not talking about Adrien.

I'm talking about Cat Noir.

Here! Look! That's no kissy-kissy hamster.

That's muscle, humor,

pointy ears and a bell.

Why should I be the only girl

who's not allowed to find him handsome?

No, that's it! I'm Marinette,

just a normal girl with a normal life,

and if I think Cat Noir is handsome,

that's my right!

I know exactly how I feel!

Um, do you want to go outside

and get some fresh air?

You look like you might need to cool down.

[chuckles] Yeah, you're right.

It's hot in here.

-[gasps]

-[bell chimes]

Hey, I know you!

You're the Alliance guy.

Can I take a picture with you?

I've always wanted a selfie

with my personal assistant.

Awesome! My friends are gonna flip out

when they see this.

-Please Alliance, post this picture…

-No, please don't do--

-[bell chimes]

-[door closes]

Um, Adrien, actually, um,

Marinette is not available.

She's busy with Alya.

Oh.

But here's a bag of chouquettes.

On the house.

[sniffs] Hmm.

You've got the pastries but not the smile.

You just wanted to see Marinette,

didn't you?

[sighs]

Everything reminds me of her, Plagg.

I can't help it.

[sniffs] It's gotta be nice

enjoying pastries with the girl you love.

Yuck.

Hey, I told you so! It's Adrien!

I recognize the place in the post!

Adrien!

-Adrien, how are you?

-Adrien!

-[Adrien] Not again!

-[fan] Adrien!

Plagg, claws out!

Hmm, Marinette.

How I wish I could see her.

[groans, exhales deeply]

I like Cat Noir.

Cat Noir.

Cat Noir.

Chat Noir.

Cat Noir.

Cat Noir?

[groans]

What am I doing? This is crazy.

I wanted to see him,

and now he's here, and I'm running away.

This is so ridiculous. [groans]

[whistling]

Hmm. Oh!

Hey!

[both giggling]

[groans] Good evening, Marinette.

Oh, Cat Noir, I'm so mad--

[stammers] So bad.

I wanted so bad to--

I mean, I'm so glad to see you.

Well yeah, I, uh, just happened to be in

the neighborhood and, uh, there you were.

Crazy to see you here.

[giggling, stammering]

Well, I do live here.

Uh… Ah, right!

I completely forgot about that.

I mean, not completely,

because the truth is,

I actually think about you a lot.

You think about me a lot?

Well, so do I.

Really? You think about me?

Yeah.

All the time.

I mean, sometimes, you know? Like a fan.

-Oh, so, you're kind of a fan of mine.

-[stammers]

Not just "kind of."

I'm-- I'm a huge fan actually.

Huge fan, as in wanting

to go on a ride with me under the stars?

[chuckles]

Totally.

Moonlit rides are awesome. [chuckles]

Like going to get some ice cream.

It is hot out tonight.

Very hot, yeah.

[gasps] I can't go out for ice cream.

I'm in my pajamas.

[chuckles]

Don't worry. It's gonna be okay.

[Marinette] Uh…

[gasps] Whee!

Why am I getting angry?

Marinette is my BFF.

If she wants to pursue Cat Noir,

that's her choice.

After all,

I thought he was cute too, at first.

Maybe things will turn out awesome

between them.

In just a few minutes, it's already caused

negative feelings between you two.

Can you imagine

what it could cause between them?

Come on, Tikki.

It wouldn't be the end of the world.

Actually, Alya, the end of the world

is exactly the kind of thing

that could result

from problems between the holders

of the Miraculous

of creation and destruction.

Oh! You're overreacting.

Come on.

Let's go tell her that we love her.

Hmm? Marinette?

Hold on. You're here, which means

she can't have transformed into Ladybug.

Then, where's Marinette?

[wind whistling]

-I don't see him. He's gotta be here.

-I know how to find him.

My friend Max has developed an app

especially for locating him.

And voilà!

André the ice cream man

is on the ÃŽle aux Cygnes.

-[phone buzzes, beeps]

-Uh!

-[grunts]

-Hold on tight, Marinette.

[both laughing]

She's not picking up.

Do you think she's angry?

[Cat Noir] Whoo-hoo!

-My name is André Glacier!

-[both laughing]

[André] The Sweetheart matchmaker!

With one scoop or two,

I'll find love for you.

Marinette and Cat Noir!

What are you two doing here?

We're here for ice cream, of course.

Unless you're selling hot dogs now.

[chuckles] That's a good one, Cat Noir.

But I make Sweethearts ice cream,

not Jokers-and-Good-Friends ice cream.

Look, who do you see there

next to Jeanne and Serge?

Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Their flavor is one of my classics.

Love is not something you joke about.

You, Cat Noir, are in love with Ladybug.

And you, Marinette, are supposed

to be in love with Adrien Agreste.

-Uh, no. Oh.

-Uh, no. Oh.

Forget it, André.

We'll do without the ice cream.

You were in love with Adrien Agreste?

Yes.

But it just made me act in the worst ways.

It was too much to bear.

What about you?

You're no longer in love with Ladybug?

No, it was too much to bear.

It just made me act in the worst ways.

[groans]

At least you still have your fans.

Maybe they wouldn't be such big fans

if they knew

who was really behind the mask.

[footsteps approaching]

[Marinette moans]

I'm fine with the mask.

I don't care what's underneath.

So, you're really a fan?

A super, super fan.

Fan, as in…

Fan as in, ready to do this.

-Oh. This?

-Yes. Even this.

What about this?

[both] Hmm.

Wait, what are we doing?

This is too weird.

We-- I mean, I'm being a complete fool.

No. No, you're not. You're great.

No, I know who you are,

but you don't know who I really am.

And I'm taking advantage of you

being a fan by kissing you.

No, you're not.

I am, and it's wrong.

Ugh! I am sick and tired of other people

deciding what's good for me.

I'm taking you home.

Sick! I am sick of it.

Why can't I be happy?

Why can't I love whoever I want to love?

-[weeping]

-You can. I can't.

Not like this.

[Monarch] A tenderhearted fan rejected

by her idol and wounded by her pride.

Now here's a date my Megakuma

wouldn't miss for the world.

Kaalki, your power is now mine.

Voyage, my Megakuma.

Make this jilted lover

dance the tango of broken romances.

[gasps] Marinette, resist!

You have to resist.

Unmasker, I am Monarch.

If you knew who was hiding

behind the mask of your idol,

he wouldn't have any reason to reject you,

would he?

That's true.

Please resist! Don't listen to him.

I'm giving you the power

to see what's behind any mask.

All I want in return

is Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous.

-Marinette, kiss me!

-[gasps]

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you

again, but you weren't listening to me.

I was just trying to help you.

To save you.

That wasn't a love kiss. It was--

[groans] I'm just making it worse.

I was almost akumatized.

You were right.

We're both being totally foolish.

[Monarch] It seems I underestimated

the power of desire.

But I can already feel

another negative emotion,

and it belongs to an old acquaintance.

[André] This can't be.

Ladybug and Cat Noir should be in love.

My magical flavors of ice cream

are never wrong. [sighs]

Glaciator, I am Monarch.

Somebody dared to doubt

the magic of your ice cream?

Well, I am giving you back

your supervillain powers

so you can prove to everyone

that your ice cream is right.

This time, in addition to your power,

I will entrust you with the essence

of the Miraculous of Elation.

Roarr, your power is now mine.

Transfer.

From now on, every scoop of your ice cream

will have the same destructive power

as the Tiger's Clout.

One blow will be enough

to put a superhero out of action.

-All I ask from you in return are--

-Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous.

I know this tune.

But first, since Marinette destroyed

my faith in love and ice cream,

I'm going to turn her life

into a melted mess.

[people screaming]

Huh? Come on! Stay here.

Until Ladybug's captured

Monarch's Megakuma, it's too dangerous.

I'll come back for you.

-[sighs]

-[phone beeps]

-[Alya] Marinette?

-It's me.

I'm sorry. You were right.

Loving Cat Noir was a terrible idea.

-Where are you?

-At the ÃŽle aux Cygnes.

I need Tikki. Quick!

[grunts]

[Glaciator groans]

[thumping, squelching]

[Glaciator] Get back in the garbage,

you ugly fleabag!

[Cat Noir groans]

[Glaciator] Ladybug and Cat Noir

are made for each other,

and nobody has the right

to come between them.

You ruined the magic of my ice cream,

Marinette.

Here's a double scoop for you.

Ruin and destruction!

[gasps, panting]

You have to get out now!

[all panting]

Oh, Tikki, this is all my fault.

I'm sure you're going

to make everything all right, Marinette.

Stay hidden.

Tikki, spots on!

[grunts]

[groans]

Do it, Glaciator. Take his Miraculous.

Hmm?

Doesn't matter if you're enormous.

No hands, no Miraculous.

That's what you think,

you naughty kitty. [groans]

Hey! Who are you to decide for others

whom they're allowed to love or not?

If Marinette wants to have ice cream

with Cat Noir, that's her prerogative.

And if you don't know

what flavor to serve her, how about,

"I'm-free-to-make-my-own-choices,"

with a touch of,

"Mind-your-own-beeswax," huh?

-[Glaciator growls]

-[Alya grunting, groaning]

Alya!

[Ladybug gasps]

[grunts, pants]

[Glaciator] Ladybug,

Cat Noir, listen to me.

-Starting with you, Cat Noir.

-Cat Noir.

[Glaciator] You must be in love

with Ladybug, not Marinette.

Maybe what actually keeps you from loving

each other are your Miraculous.

Without them,

you would no longer be superheroes.

You wouldn't have to defend Paris.

You'd be free.

Free to be happy and in love.

Hmm.

Are you really in love with Marinette?

It's complicated.

But it's clear you no longer

have feelings for me.

That's not quite true, M'Lady.

Let's just say my feelings have changed.

And I still love you,

but just as a friend, if that's okay?

-Friends.

-Friends.

Not this way!

They're hiding behind that building.

[Glaciator growls]

Lucky Charm!

[groans]

Parasols and ice cream go nicely together.

[Glaciator growling]

I know what to do, kitten.

You're just gonna have to trust me.

Always.

Glaciator, you win.

I'll give you my Miraculous. [grunts]

Oh well, would you look at that.

My finger's stuck.

Must've gotten bigger

from all the ice cream.

[grunts, growling]

[Glaciator grunts] What's going on?

I cannot see anything.

[both grunting]

[Glaciator] Stop! What are you doing?

You're melting my butt! You can't do that.

I'm melting! Not fair!

Oh!

[Ladybug]

No more evildoing for you, Megakuma.

Time to de-evilize.

Gotcha!

Bye bye, little butterfly.

Hmm? [gasps]

Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Was I akumatized again?

[both] Mm-hmm.

I'ma sorry. It's just that

you make such a beautiful couple.

But, oh well,

what matters most is that you're happy.

[Ladybug chuckles]

Here's a Magical Charm, André.

I don't know if it'll be enough to keep

you from being akumatized again, but--

But it's worth a try!

Thank you, Ladybug. [humming]

Miraculous Ladybug!

[both] Pound it.

Ladybug, Cat Noir, where is Marinette?

Don't worry. Marinette's fine.

She got out of the building in time.

-[Tom] Hmm.

-Perfect. Well then, time for me to go.

Hey, Cat Noir, speaking of time,

you got a minute for a Ladyblog interview?

-Bug out.

-All right.

-But we gotta make it quick, okay?

-[ring beeping]

Dark wings fall.

[groans]

Ladybug, Cat Noir,

the prospect of giving up your Miraculous

to experience love left you cold.

And yet,

now I've discovered a burning secret:

Cat Noir has feelings

for Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

I don't know to what extent,

but they exist.

And they're a weakness that I intend

to exploit and put an end to Ladybug.

[Cat Noir grunts]

Marinette, is everything okay?

Sorry I was held back.

I'm all right. [chuckles]

I wasn't scared, for you or for myself.

I knew we could count on Ladybug

and on you, of course.

[both grunt]

I'm sorry about what happened, Marinette.

You're right. You have the right to love

anyone you want, even a superhero.

But it's easy for a person to mistake

idolization of a superhero for love.

So even if I liked this person very much,

I could be taking advantage of

the situation, and I just can't do that.

It would be wrong.

-But if I want you to kiss me?

-That's your right, Marinette.

And besides,

I get where you're coming from.

I mean, if I were you, I'd be a fan of me,

and I'd wanna kiss me all the time.

But the me that's really me,

next to the me that's a fan of me,

well, if he kisses you, that's-- [groans]

I'll never make myself understood.

I get it. Don't worry.

And I also get

that you're a really good person.

Goodbye, Marinette.

Bye…

[weeping]

Do you think some day

I'll figure this love thing out?

-[Tikki] Mm-hmm.

-Mmm.

[sighs]

Why the sad face, Adrien?

All's well that ends well.

I can't love Marinette as Cat Noir.

And, well,

she doesn't love me as Adrien anymore.

What you loved once, you can love again.

Look, for centuries, I neglected

the baked cheeses I used to love and now…

You love them again! That means Marinette

could fall for me again some day.

Thank you, Plagg. You're the best.

I know. Can I have some more?

[theme song playing]

[song ends]