03x23 - Ladybug

[bunniefuu]

In the daytime,
I'm Marinette.

Just a normal girl
with a normal life.

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

Because I have a secret.

♪ Miraculous!
Simply the best! ♪

♪ Up to the test
when things go wrong! ♪

♪ Miraculous!
The luckiest! ♪

♪ The power of love,
always so strong! ♪

♪ Miraculous! ♪

What do you think, Plagg?

[sniffs]
Ugh!

What is the point
giving someone

something that can't
be eaten

and doesn't have a scent?
If you gave me that,

I'd be seriously offended.

Maybe I should get
a second opinion.

- What is it?
- It's a gift for Marinette.

We're organising a surprise
birthday party for...

Marinette?

You know, the girl,
who won the fashion contest.

She made the hat
I wore at your show.

She's really awesome girl.
She loves helping...

I don't remember
giving you permission

to go to your
friend's birthdy party.

Please, Father.
Marinette deserves

to have
all her friends there!

- All right, then.
- Thank you, Father.

I was to carry the lucky charm
you gave me wherever I go.

And I think
it works pretty well.

I thought you were
supposed to be

protecting Adrien
from Marinette,

the one you said
was a bad influence.

From now on,
you and I are at w*r.

You will lose your friends
and wind up all alone,

and Adrien
will soon be mine.

We'll see about that, Lila.
We'll see.

My plan is taking a little
longer than expected, sir.

But you won't be
disappointed.

[phone rings]

Will you keep your promise
if I succeed?

I always honour
my commitments.

You work too hard, sir.

Now's not the time
to ease up, Nathalie.

[school bell rings]

I'm get friends with the best
Manga publisher in Japan now.

I could talk to him
about your coming project, if you lie.

She's such a liar!

You gotta stop
obsessing over her, Marinett!

I've graded
your mock exam papers.

Most of you
did quite well.

Some better than others.
But, I hand them back, Marinette,

could you bring your school bag
to me, please?

I need to check something.

Today, someone placed
an anonymous note in my mailbox,

claiming that you'd stolen
the exam answers.

And it looks like
the anonymous person was right!

[everyone gasps]

That's not true!
Someone must have planted

that piece of paper
in my bag!

But you answered
everything correctly!

I did?

Yes!
But because I studied.

Miss Bustier, Marinette always
scores high on your tests.

This is so terribly
unlike you, Marinett!

You're usually
so well-behaved!

Of course!

You put the answers
in my bag!

You're
the anonymous informer!

[gasps]
I'm coming to your defence

and you're accusing me?

You can't accuse someone
without proof, Marinett!

But I'm sure it's her!
She stole the test answers!

That's impossible, Marinette.

Lila got the worst grade
in the class.

Th... then
she flunked the exam on purpose!

Excuse me, Miss Bustier,
but everyone here knows

- it isn't like Marinette to cheat!
- Hmm-uh.

- He's right!
- It doesn't make sense!

She'd never cheat.
She doesn't need to.

Marinette, Lila, please go
to the principal's office

until we get
to the bottom of this.

I swore I'd make
your life unbearable, Marinette!

But, let's see
how you get out of this one.

I'm not falling in your trap,
Lila!

Too late,
you already have!

Where are you going?

You're about to find out.

Ready?

Ouch! Ow! Aaah!

- Ouch, my leg!
- [gasps]

What happened over here?

- Marinette pushed me
down the stairs! - Huh!

- In my office!
- But, sir, it wasn't me!

- I didn't do anything!
- Why doesn't she like me?

I've tried
to be her friend,

but she keeps calling me
a liar,

getting the others
to g*ng up against me

and now she's pushing me
down the stairs?

- Ow!
- Those are total lies!

- Go on, Lila.
- She even took a necklace

I got from my grandmother,
a fox pendant.

Took?
As in stole?

That's not true!
I never stole anything!

My daughter
is not a thief!

Why should we believe
any of this?

You're accusing her
without proof!

Oh...
I have proof.

Open your locker, please.

- [gasps]
- My grandma's pendant!

She's making up
this whole thing! It wasn't me!

I didn't do anything,
I swear!

You know Lila's lying,
don't you, Adrien?

- Mr Damocles, I don't think...
- Marinette Dupain-Cheng,

you are expelled
from this school!

[all]
Oh!

Lila Rossi
was right.

This was worth
the wait.

The downfall of Marinette
brings

about the despair
of everyone who trusted her.

I can feel
the huge waves

of negative emotions

as they come
crashing down.

Are you ready,
Nathalie?

More than ever.

Catalyst,
I'm giving you back the power

to transform me
into Scarlet Moth!

From now on, you are
the almighty Scarlet Moth!

Thanks to you,

I can now release
as many akumas as I desire!

Ah! Fly away,
my little akumas!

Find Marinette
and her friends,

and evilise them all!

Verity Queen! Princess Justice!
I am Scarlet Moth.

Since the innocent
isn't to be believed any more,

I'm giving you both the power
to expose the truth!

As for you, my desperate,
loyal ones, disappointed by she

who you once admired
so much,

I'm glad to have you
back!

In return,
you will bring me

Ladybug
and Cat Noir's Miraculous.

- What's wrong?
- Nothing.

- Everything's fine.
- Dark wings fall!

If you'd been akumatised,

nothing could have stopped
inhanding over your Miraculous

to Hawk Moth.

And there would have been
no more Ladybug.

- And the story.
- We can't let that happen!

Neither Lila nor Hawk Moth
will win!

I'm going to prove
my innocence,

if only Alya can help me.

Alya didn't become
akumatised

earlier today
at school.

I'm sure it's because
she trusts you. Call her!

You're right!

So let's recap, right!

You're accused of
stealing the answers of marked exam

Evidence : The papers
with the answers

were found
in your school bag.

You're accused
of pushing Lila downstairs.

No one witnessed
the actual incident,

but everyone did see Lila
at the bottomon the staircase.

You're also accused
of stealing Lila's necklace,

which was evidence : found
in your locker.

And finally you have a motive.
I know for a fact

that you've hated Lila
from day one

because she hangs around
Adrien.

I'm so glad
I called you.

- Thanks for your support.
- You're my best friend, Marinett.

I totally believe you,

but the evidence is
stacked against you.

The good thing is,
the world's greatest reporters

always seek the truth.

So, I'll prove your innocence!

Phew! Thanks, Al!

First off,
a culprit always leaves clues...

And following these clues
it will lead us...

- to Lila!
- No! To the guilty party!

If you're quick to accuse Lila,
you might overlook other potential...

- Oh... Right.
- Whoever it was

had to have touched
your locker,

when they put
the necklace in.

And I'm getting to go
track the fingerprints!

Marinett!
Can we have a word?

I'll meet you later,
please.

Now, listen, honey.
We love you,

but this whole thing has gotten
very complicated.

And uUntil we've found
a new school,

we've decided
you should help us with the bakery.

But I'm telling you,
I didn't do anything!

If I have to spend
my time here,

how am I going to be able to prove
that I'm innocent?

It's fun here in the bakery,
you'll see!

Once again, Mr Agreste,
make sure she gets lots of rest.

Of course.
Thank you, Doctor!

Perhaps you can still
take advantage of the chaos

that Lila has wreaked.

That plan is pointless
without you.

You're right.

Then I have to...

There will be no more Catalyst,
or Mayura.

I warned you,

using a broken
Miraculous ends up

breaking its wearer.
The wounds on the Miraculous

are becoming
your wounds.

I don't care, Gabriel.

I want to help you.

Not at that cost.
Never at that cost again.

Shh!

Woohoo! Yay!
You're feeling better already!

- [coughs]
- Oh, no! Spoke too soon.

But then...
what are we doing here?

Gabriel would never allow me
to do this,

but I'll create
a very powerful Sentimonster,

the most powerful
that's ever existed.

No, don't do that!
You should be resting!

Gabriel so desperately wants
the Miraculous

and I want to be the one
to give it to him.

Boohoo!
It's so romantic!

Duusuu,
spread my feathers!

Go, my beautiful amok,
and bring my creation to life.

Ladybug, I am Mayura.

You are Cat Noir's true teammate
and you've one goal,

to get hold of the Miraculous!

I'm ready, Mayura.

Always make sure you've got
your right angles. There!

Then, you fold the pastry
towards you first,

- about two-thirds of the way...
- [phone rings]

Can I please answer?

We're not done
with our flaky pastry yet.

It's Marinette!
Leave a message!

OK, so here's the skinny
on my investigation so far.

No fingerprints, no evidence.

Whoever did this
was very thorough.

I'm sorry.
We'll be in touch.

[laughter]

[beeping]

This is naughty she moth
from the Arc de Triomphe,

where Ladybug
is battling against

- a new supervillain.
- I am Mayura,

and I'm about
to annihilate Ladybug!

[evil laugh]

Don't tell me.
We have to go and help your lady!

She and I are
on the same team, Plagg!

We'll help Marinette,
but first...

Plagg, claws out!

- Cat Noir to the rescue, milady!
- Pretend to be hurt!

Aaah!

Milady! No!

Ladybug is fighting a peacock villain
at the Arc de Triomphe.

Isn't Cat Noir
with her?

What's this about
Ladybug and Mayura?

It must be one
of Hawk Moth's traps!

Must get there
before Cat Noir gets tricked!

Oh! Hmm.

Ha, ha! Oh! I'm such a klutz!
Can I go change my clothes, Dad?

No need, sweetie.
Don't worry.

A good baker's never afraid
to get dirty!

You can change
after you're done decorating

these gingerbread men.

You OK?

Don't worry about me.

Go after Mayura!

Ow! Ow!

Cat Noir,
I don't feel so good.

There's something wrong.
We're supposed

to be nearly invulnerable.

He doesn't suspect a thing!

Grab his Miraculous,
his ring,

before the real Ladybug
gets here.

Cat Noir, don't leave me.

What... What's going on?

I've always gone
out of my way

to hide my true feelings
for you,

but I just can't do it
any more.

But I thought you said
you loved somebody else!

It's... It's over.

After all this time,
I've realised...

You're always here for me,
even when I keep rejecting you.

Your feelings for me
haven't changed

and mine are growing stronger
every day.

I can't keep pretending
any more.

Now!

Watch it, Cat Noir, you're
confusing fantasy with reality!

- You're not Ladybug?
- No, she's not me!

She's manipulating you.

You know I'm in love
with someone else.

- Listen to your heart!
- No, listen to your brain!

You're just an illusion!

See? I'm real enough!

Impossible!
There can't be two Ladybugs!

She must be a fan
of Ladybug

- akumatised by Hawk Moth!
- akumatised by Hawk Moth!

Don't fall for her tricks!

- Milady, no!
- We've got a villain to fight!

- We'll take care of me later!
- That's the lady I know!

Ugh! I can't believe
you fell for that!

OK! Good job,
you win!

I am the fake Ladybug.

But there's no way I'm letting
you cataclysm my earrings!

- What? Why does she...?
- You wanna bet?

- Over to you, Cat Noir!
- Cata...

No! Not the earrings!

- Hello, Mayura!
- Huh?

Mayura?
But she looked so real!

Things aren't always
what they seem to be at first!

This Ladybug isn't an illusion
or an akumatised person.

Uh-uh!
She's a Sentimonster!

But she's so much
more elaborate.

And then if those
we face for four

So perfect! There's nothing
monstrous about her at all!

Sorry, kitty,
but you should have known.

I'm nowhere
near as perfect as her!

I love you
just the way you are, milady!

Got a hint
of where the amok is...

Look at what Mayura's
holding!

Whatever it takes, steal
their Miraculous from them

and don't hold
back.

Senticharm!

- Whoa!
- I'll show you a real...

Lucky Charm!

OK!
You're definitely the real one!

Hey! Help me! I'm stuck!

Nathalie!

Nooroo!
Why didn't you wake me up?

I couldn't bring myself to,
Master.

You were sleeping
so peacefully.

Mayura looks exhausted.

That's our chance
to bring her down

and find out
who's beneath the mask!

Cover your ears!

[scraping sound]

No!

- What's going on?
- You're right.

There's nothing monstrous
about her.

Whoever owns this
controls the sentimonster.

She couldn't help
but follow orders.

Sentimonster, you're free now!

I won't give you
orders.

But I ask you, help us
grab Mayura's Miraculous!

Thank you, Ladybug.
I will help you!

Are we cool
or are we cool?

We could call ourselves
"Cat Noir and his Ladybugs"!

I prefer "The Bugettes and
Kitty Cat"! What do you think?

You're in charge,
Ladybug!

[sighs] I should have
guessed!

How could you?

Getting sentimental
on a sentimonster?

Hawk Moth!

You're the real monster!

Oh, that you'll find out
very soon!

We missed you, Grandpa!
You don't mind me calling you

Grandpa, right?

You won't be joking around

when I take your Miraculous!

Cat Noir, cover me!

[evil
laugh] Check, Ladybug!

- No!
- Cataclysm!

Good move, kitty!
Now all I have to do

is grab Mayura's Miraculous
and it's over.

Checkmate! Hath Moth!
You'd better surrender!

Ha, ha, ha! All I need to do
is wait a few minutes

until you and your pet transform
back into regular kids,

so fragile,
so easy to break!

- Release him!
- Release her!

- Don't mind me!
- Don't listen to him!

You had Mayura right where you
wanted her.

I could've managed
by myself!

Why did you
do that?

Because we're Ladybug
and Cat Noir!

"Ladybug" by itself
doesn't sound half as cool!

You shouldn't say
things like that to me!

But the real Ladybug's
heart

still belongs to
someone else.

Ha! I should have guessed
that too!

Miraculous Ladybug!

I guess even
Miraculous Ladybug

that can't bring
our bugette back.

Peacock's superpower can be
so cruel when wrongly used.

Even more
than the butterfly's one.

You've disobeyed me again,
Nathalie,

and put yourself in danger
for nothing.

[tries to recover her breath]

Your idea was brilliant,

but you don't need a Miraculous
to help me.

There was something else
you needed Mayura for,

to find the Guardian.

I'm not so sure
any more.

If you ever need Mayura
again,

I'll be here
for you.

- Thank you.
- Oh, Adriano, come stai?

I'm good, thanks,
Giuseppe.

- Lila?
- Do you know each other?

Oh, man, your papa's new muse
is incredible!

She's been all around the world,
she knows all the celebrities

and she's Italian,
just like me!

Hi, Adrien! You're gonna
give me tons of tips,

because I'm not
as experienced as you are!

Would you mind
leaving us alone for a second?

Sure.

I warned you once already,
Lila,

but you didn't listen.

You hurt friend Marinette
and that's not OK.

Me? Hurting Marinette?
But she's the one...

I can't prove you lied Lila,
because you're good at it.

So you'll have to come up
with another lie, just convincing

only, this time, it'll prove
Marinette's innocent.

Why would I do that,
Adrien?

Because we're friends,
aren't we?

And because
of this rare disease,

sometimes
I can't control things I say.

I'm really sorry,
Marinette.

Thank you for your confession, Lila.
It's very moving!

Marinette, you will of course be
allowed back in school tomorrow.

People should know btter.

Things aren't always
what they seem to be at first sight.

So...
Look, I don't know why

you felt the urge
to start all this,

or why all
of a sudden you lied

to fix this mess,
but I'm glad you're capable

of coming back
to your senses, sometimes.

As you said,
things aren't always

what they seem to be
at first sight.

I knew my daughter
was innocent all along!

[happy exclamation]

Oh! Aren't those
your classmates?

[coughs]

I miss this week,
we'll be visiting the set

of Gabriel Agreste's
latest photoshoot

for an exclusive interview
with his new muse, Miss Lila!

Oh! I'm glad
her disease doesn't stop her

from following
her dreams!