05x20 - Pretension

[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 ♪

[Alliance] 2 p.m., fencing class.

4 p.m., meeting with your mother.

4:30 p.m., ikebana workshop.

If I get out of fencing class early--

[Marinette] We'll have four minutes
and 37 seconds with each other.

Do you think I should disguise myself,
in case your father picks you up?

[chuckles] Not today.
I know he's too busy.

Besides, no one will tell him.

[bodyguard grunts]

[machine whirs]

[whirring intensifies]

-[machine explodes]
-[gasps]

[groans]

[grunts] Did no one ever tell you

that stealing others' energy
against their will isn't nice?

I told you, no magic can heal this wound.

A Cat Noir cataclysm can't be healed.

Who said anything about healing?

All I need is time.

More time to seize Ladybug
and Cat Noir's Miraculous.

Then I could wish for anything.
I could fix everything, save my wife.

You too, Nathalie.

And save myself.

[Tomoe] You're forgetting
my part of the deal, Gabriel-san.

As always, you're losing yourself
in sentimental trifles.

Our vision of the future
is much bigger than that.

We are connected, just like our children.

They were made for each other,

and I will not tolerate
another glitch in our plan.

Whether it be Adrien's cousin,
that Felix boy,

or this Marinette Dupain-Cheng,
who keeps lurking around your son.

My daughter's behavior is exemplary,

and I expect the same
from your descendant.

I promise you
I'm going to regain control over Adrien,

and seize all the Miraculous:

Ladybug's, Cat Noir's, and the Peacock.

As it turns out,

Felix had the bright idea
of leaving this behind

during his last visit.

Interesting.

[tires screeching]

You know what, Adrien?

No more mustaches
and four minutes and 37 second dates!

That's over!

I've been doing some thinking
and we shouldn't have to hide!

-Oh. Hey, Kagami. How are you?
-Hello, Marinette. I'm fine, thank you.

I'm sorry, Marinette. It's my fault.

I just couldn't talk to my father.

[Marinette] No, don't apologize!

It makes sense
that you didn't make it work,

because that's you!

I mean, not you, you,
but you, as in not me.

Your dad doesn't have a problem
with you anymore.

He's even become super cool:

making you pancakes,
giving you all the freedom you need.

He's come such a long way,
and that's amazing,

but he does have a problem with me.

He feels worried
and I would be too if I were him.

He thinks
I'm one of those fans who follows you,

showers you with gifts,

and knows every single one
of your middle-name days.

Isn't that what you used to do, Marinette?

Yes, except no! I mean yes,
but I was doing it out of love.

-And besides, I've changed a lot.
-You're correct.

Really? You think I've changed a lot?

No. Well, not that much,

but you're right to want
to talk to Adrien's father.

[gasps]

I also have been running away
from my responsibilities for too long.

It is time I talked to my mother.

You kept me waiting, Kagami.

[sighs] Four minutes
and 37 seconds goes by fast.

[sighs] Once I've convinced your father,

we won't have to count the seconds
anymore.

Everything's gonna be okay.

-Hello! How are you?
-Huh?

Everything's going to be okay.

-Don't worry.
-[grunts]

[bodyguard grunts]

Maybe I should've warned your father
beforehand,

sent him a letter, text, e-mail, or--

You're right, Marinette.
My father has changed.

Everything's gonna be okay.

[sighs]

Yes.

[ambient music playing]

Ah. Perfect timing, you two.
I hope you're hungry.

Dad, Marinette and I
need to tell you something.

Of course, of course.

-[music stops]
-Marinette, are pancakes okay for you?

Uh. Sure are!

Adrien, how was practice?

Great, Dad!

His practice always goes great.

Adrien, you may leave us now, please.

I think Marinette and I
will be more comfortable talking alone.

-But I'd rather stay here with Marinette.
-Mmm.

Adrien, I'm your father,
I'm asking you to go up to your room.

[Marinette winces]

[gasps]

-[music starts]
-[sighs]

I'm listening, dear Marinette.

Well. Uh… [sighs]

Phew.

We came this close to having to endure
another serving of pancakes!

Can't your father
consider a change of menu?

I mean if he really wants to cook,

I have a recipe
for a Roquefort tartiflette.

[grunting]

Plagg, I've got to go back down there.

I can't leave Marinette all alone.

Well, go ahead then. What's stopping you?

I can't.

I can't disobey my father.

Then stay here with me and relax.

[gulps] Mmm.

What are you worried about?

And that's why I'm sure this is all
just a big misunderstanding.

-You're right, Marinette.
-[music stops]

There is a misunderstanding.

You see this pancake?

It's your future.

If it's not big enough for you,
I can make it just the way you like.

Simply tell me what you want.

Double pancake, triple pancake?

With jam, maple syrup, bananas?

All you have to do is ask,
and you'll have everything you wish for.

You know,
I remember the hat you created for Adrien.

You're talented. And with my support,

the daughter of the local bakers could
become the world's greatest designer.

-The perfect pancake awaits you.
-[sighs]

The only thing you won't be able to do
with that pancake is share it with Adrien.

-Oh.
-And to prove my point,

do you see him in this kitchen?

No. He's not with you.
And he never will be.

Because Adrien has a destiny,

and that destiny does not include
sharing pancakes with you.

But-- No!

That can't be.
Adrien and I are in love and--

I don't think you understand, child,

so let me put things differently.

Life is like fashion.

You think you have a choice,
but all you have is the illusion,

and I decide what choices
are given to you.

You're wrong.

Fashion is about listening to people!

It's about understanding who they are,
what excites them,

and creating the clothes that will help
them express their inner world.

Help them connect with others
and make their dreams come true.

[laughs]

No. That's not fashion.

That's making dresses for your dolls.

Fashion is a product,
a marketing strategy,

an industry that relies
on an uninterrupted trend renewal

that forces you to either throw away
everything you have and buy more,

or worse, to be out of fashion!

Thanks to the clothes I create,

the celebrities who wear them,

the advertisements I design

and the Alliance rings that broadcast
them, I create an idyllic vision:

A perfection
that everyone aspires to achieve,

-while keeping it just out of their grasp.
-[sighs]

You finally understand the difference,
don't you?

You listen to people's desires
and create what they want.

Somehow, people make you.

Whereas I create people's desires.

They buy what I decide they'll buy.

They think what I want them to think.

I'm the one who makes people!

You think you love Adrien,

but you're just under the spell
of this world I've created.

A world where Adrien
is a star shining high above.

A world where you're just a part
of the crowd below looking up at him.

That is why nothing can ever happen
between you two!

The only choice I'm offering you is this:

Either you eat this pancake
and have everything except Adrien

-or you refuse the pancake…
-[gulps]

…and you'll have nothing
except your childish dreams.

So, will you take the pancake
with syrup or jam?

I recommend jam. It's clementine,
slightly bitter, but really delicious.

I think I lost my appetite.

[Gabriel] Mmm.

[bodyguard grunts]

[sighs]

[scoffs]

Hmm.

No!

-I forbid you!
-[panting]

-Marinette?
-I love you, Adrien!

I won't abandon you, ever!

-Go get her, now!
-[bodyguard grunts]

I'll always be there for you.

[bodyguard grunts]

-[gasps]
-[Marinette] Hmm.

You know what the problem is
with your pancakes?

Way too much flour, not enough butter.

You're using an old,
completely outdated recipe.

No one likes them like that anymore.

And that's the good thing
about being a baker's daughter.

I don't even need to try them
to know that they're tasteless. Hmm.

[grunts, gasping]

What have I done? [gasps]

Which is why, Mother,

I don't want you thinking of me and Adrien
as a couple,

out of respect for Adrien's
and my feelings,

and Marinette's as well.

What do you see here, Kagami?

It is our family crest,

and that crest dictates your behavior,
a duty.

If you're not your own master,
then you're already your own sl*ve.

How can you ever be a part of the masters
if you're a sl*ve to your own emotions?

Do we understand each other, Kagami?

No one should have to endure such words!

[Alliance] Sunroof activated.

-Sunroof activated.
-[Tomoe coughing]

Sunroof activated.

Sunroof activated.

Felix is back. It is time to recover
the Miraculous of Peacock.

Akumatize me!

Your wish is my command, Tsurugi-san!

Kaalki! Your power is now mine!

Voyage, my Megakuma!

[Monarch] Matagi-Gozen,

that monster, Felix,
has endangered our children enough.

I'm giving you the power
to take back what was once ours

and stop him from doing any more harm.

[Matagi-Gozen] Let the power of my arrows

put our descendants back
on the straight path of their destiny!

[Monarch] Pollen, your power is now mine!

Transfer!

[beeping]

The essence of the Miraculous of Action
will give you the power of paralysis.

Oracle, your power is now mine!

To ensure our success,

I am transferring the essence
of the Miraculous of Pretension to you.

It will give you the ability to grant
yourself the power of your choice.

Transfer!

[beeping]

Sublimation.

I am granting myself the power
of a super sense of smell.

[sniffing]

Now I can follow your trail, Argos.

[Monarch] Mullo, your power is now mine!

Transfer!

[beeping]

And, finally, the Miraculous of Migration.

It will allow you to teleport anywhere.

Transfer!

[beeping]

[Monarch] Matagi-Gozen,

seize Ladybug's, Cat Noir's,
and Argos's Miraculous!

Then our children will live
happily ever after.

Well-spoken.

Hyah!

Let go of me right now! [grunting]

Stop!

I'm not your enemy.
I just wanna talk to you.

[grunts]

Multitude.

Look for him.
His trail is bound to turn up somewhere.

Voyage!

What is it you want to tell me?

I-- I don't know.

But ever since I saw you,

I haven't been able to stop thinking
about you.

I've felt that, you and I, we're the same.

We have so much in common.
And yet, you're also so different.

I've never met someone like you.

We don't even know each other.

I know you.
I've been following you nonstop.

Even better!

You follow me, you spy on me,

and now you've kidnapped me
to get to know me?

Uh.

Yes.

You are utterly incompetent
at social relations.

[both sigh]

You can't take someone away
against their will.

Sorry. I won't do it again.

I just wanted to protect you
from your mother.

She can't talk to you like that.

[gasps]

[gasps] I can't believe I stood up
to Gabriel Agreste like that, Tikki.

You were incredible, Marinette.

-[horse approaches]
-[gasps]

[grunts]

Tikki, spots on!

[grunting]

I can't believe she had the courage
to stand up to my father.

This girl really is no pushover.

-[gasps]
-[grunting]

Plagg, claws out!

[grunts]

[ice skaters scream]

[Matagi-Gozen grunts]

Argos must've transformed back.

It doesn't matter.

We have a way to track down Felix too.

[grunts]

[sniffs]

[grunting, panting]

Kagami, don't move. I've come to save you
from that good-for-nothing.

[Ladybug] We've come to save you, Kagami.

I'm the one who's come to save you.

Duusu, spread my feathers!

Felix abducted my daughter,
and you want to stop me from saving her?

Whose side are you on,
Ladybug and Cat Noir?

Follow me.

[grunts]

You will never escape us!

-[horses whinny]
-[Ladybug] You take those two, Kitty.

I'll take the other two.

-And Felix. [grunts]
-Teach them a lesson, milady.

This is what heroes do?

Not only did you help that monster escape,
but now you're going to fight me?

A mother trying to save her daughter?

M'Lady, when you think about it,
they're not wrong.

We all want the same thing.

If we let them save Kagami,
we could seize the opportunity

to get Felix's Miraculous back.

Too risky.
They're under Monarch's influence.

[grunts, groans]

Mrs. Tsurugi,

reject the Megakuma and let us
return your daughter safely back to you.

If you're not with me, you're against me!

[grunts]

[Cat Noir] Cataclysm!

Fleeing is the w*apon of cowards.

And this staff is the w*apon
that will bring your downfall, Cat Noir.

[grunting]

[Ladybug] Hmm. [gasps]

[Matagi-Gozen grunts]

-[Ladybug grunts]
-[Matagi-Gozen] We're about to lose him.

[Ladybug pants]

Claws in.

[gasps]

[groans]

You know, if you leave me here,
my mother will calm down.

She'll stop attacking you.

I'm not here to return you to your mother,
but to set you free.

I don't need you to set me free.
I can very well set myself free. [grunts]

-[grunts]
-If I were you, I wouldn't stick around.

She doesn't seem to like you.

You're not going anywhere, Kagami. Venom.

[Felix grunts]

She doesn't seem to like you either.

My mother pretends to come to my rescue
and then sh**t arrows at me?

You've never met my father.
He was a thousand times worse.

But don't you need it to fight?

Fighting's no longer my priority.
All I care about is your safety.

[grunts]

[pigeon coos, squawks]

[pigeon squawks]

Huh?

No. No! No!

[Felix whispers] Fold my feathers.

Plagg, claws out.

I don't understand.
You have the Miraculous of the Peacock.

Why don't you create a Sentimonster
to get us out of here.

First of all, don't call them that.

[grunts]

I refuse to create a being
to manipulate them,

control them, abuse them,

and end up destroying them.

[gasps]

I found Kagami and Felix.

Felix transformed back. Now's the time.

When you bring a living being
into this world,

you have a responsibility towards them.

Your duty is to protect them, love them,

help them discover
the true meaning of their existence.

To deprive them of that is monstrous.

Are you talking about yourself?

I'm talking about us.

Felix, set Kagami free.

This time you're giving us back
the Miraculous of the Peacock.

I am nobody's prisoner.

Felix is not your enemy.

He's like me!

He doesn't know how to express himself.
Everyone is wrong about him.

Including me.

Uh. Do you understand what's going on?

I'm not sure of anything anymore.

You're going to give me back my daughter
and relinquish all Miraculous!

[Kagami gasps]

[arrows f*ring]

-[Marinette] Kagami.
-Hmm?

Take this. I'm counting on you.

Now is the time to trust, Felix.
We'll cover you. [grunts]

Trust them.

Duusu, spread my feathers. [grunts]

[Ladybug grunts]

Kagami, you're up.

No more evildoing for you, Megakuma.

Time to de-evilize!

Gotcha!

Bye-bye little butterfly.

Miraculous Ladybug!

Mrs. Tsurugi,

this magical charm will remind you that,
in case of a problem,

Monarch will never be a good ally.

You can, however, always count on us.

[both] Pound it.

[sighs] We let him get away
with the Miraculous of the Peacock.

I hope we won't regret it.

How could we fail? Our plan was perfect.

It was your pretension
that was our undoing, Tsurugi-san.

How dare you.

Despite what you claimed,
your daughter is not under your control.

She's the reason we failed.

[car door opens]

Mother, I can no longer accept
your controlling my behavior.

To follow one's heart is not a weakness.

[Tomoe] I was wrong about you.

You are weak, controlled by your feelings.

You are not up to our family's ambitions.

But I will not let you add humiliation

to the disappointment
you already are to me.

And if I have to force you into obedience
for that, Kagami, then I will.

You are no longer worthy
of our family crest.

[Kagami sighs]

All things considered,

I understand why you like
that Marinette Dupain-Cheng so much.

You do?

She really is an incredible young lady.

Such passion. Such determination.

Enjoy your time with her, my son.

These are precious moments
creating memories you will cherish deeply

when you're in London next year.

[scoffs]

Hmm.

[sighs]

May I go up to my room?

I think I've lost my appetite.

But, of course, Adrien. You're free.

You really want to send him to London?

It's for his own good.

And I don't know who could stop me.

[grunts]

What you did with my father was heroic.

I wish I had your courage.

I'll always love you, you know?

Adrien, is everything all right?

Of course everything's all right.

-Good night, Marinette.
-Good night, Adrien.

Of course? Of course? Not of course!

Nothing's all right at all,
that's for sure!

How are you gonna be Cat Noir
if you're in London?

And Marinette. How are you gonna be
together if you're not together?

What are we gonna do?

I don't know, Plagg.

But I hope we'll figure it out.

Were you followed?

My mother thinks I'm at ikebana class.

The ring you gave your mother was a fake.

-This is the real one.
-[gasps]

How is this possible?

The last of the Tsurugis
isn't your mother.

It's you.

The rules of your family no longer
have to be created by your ancestors.

From now on, they're yours to make.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[theme song playing]

[song ends]