[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 ♪
-[techno music playing on headphones] -[panting]
[Gabriel on billboard] The ties that bind us are precious.
-Mmm. -Unique.
Alliance.
Alliance informs.
[beeps]
Alliance, can you please tell me what the square root of 71,174 is?
I thought Adrien was no longer a model, thanks to you.
He isn't. What you're looking at is a digitized 3D model of Adrien.
[Lila through Alliance] Careful, Adrien. An akuma has appeared at the Louvre.
-Wow! He looks so real! -Mmm.
You, on the other hand, are still in love with the real Adrien.
Oh, no, that's over! As long as I'm--
As long as I'm Ladybug,
I refuse to be in love with Adrien or anyone else.
I lost possession of the Miraculous because of love, so thanks, but no thanks!
[Lila through billboard] Alliance, where can I find the best shoes?
[Alliance] 500 feet down the street is a Gabriel store.
-[The Owl] Kitty, come here! -Huh?
Mama Michele will be so sad if you don't come home.
-[meows, shrieks] -[grunts]
-[The Owl] No! -Quick, Tikki!
-Hold on, I'm coming! [grunts] -[Marinette gasps]
-Don't be afraid. Give me your hand. -[both grunting]
[both grunt]
-[The Owl hoots] -[grunts]
-[whirs] -[squeaks]
Thanks for rescuing me, Ladybug.
Oh, you're welcome. You gotta know when to step in.
That's the only way you can change things in life.
-Socqueline? -What?
No, I'm Ladybug, just a normal superhero. Bug out!
Yeah! [hoots]
-Owl mist! -[glass shatters]
[hoots]
-Do you know her, Marinette? -Mmm. Maybe.
You know what, Tikki?
-It's time to go buy some paint. -Huh? What's that got to do with anything?
[pants] Mom! You need paint for your class, don't you?
-Well, I still have a little left, but-- -[clattering]
Cool, I'll go get some and bring it right back! Love ya!
[sighs]
What are we really doing, Marinette?
That fake Ladybug from this morning, I think it was Socqueline,
a school friend from last year.
Knowing her, I'm sure she means well.
But I have to convince her to stop putting herself in danger.
You're not gonna tell her you're the real Ladybug, are you?
Of course not. She can't suspect anything.
[grunts]
[yawns, sighs]
[footsteps approaching]
-[door squeaks] -[grunts]
[rattling]
-Hi, Socqueline! -[gasps]
Marinette! It's been a while!
[kisses]
Too long. So, what have you been up to?
High school's a big change, but it's awesome, as it turns out!
-How's school for you? -It's all right.
Really? Even with Chloé?
She's just as awful as ever, but I've learned to deal with her.
She's become the least of my worries.
Phew! That's good to hear. I was worried about leaving you with that monster.
-[door squeaks] -[chuckles]
[Lila through Alliance] You have arrived at your destination, Denis.
Hmm.
I've changed a lot too, you know. And so have you, right?
Any new activities?
Oh, same old. Gymnastics, tae kwon do, helping Mom with the shop now and then.
-Looking for something in particular? -Yes! Answers! Uh, I mean, paint!
Paint for my mother. Red and then black, if you know what I mean.
Of course! The usual colors.
Please, Alliance, do we have any Vine Black and Poppy Red in stock?
There are six tubes left in 12-milliliter packs.
-Do you wanna add them to your order? -Wow!
It's the first time I've ever seen Alliance in person.
-Oh, it's a life-changer! -Uh--
It's got everything. Phone, calendar, GPS, step counter.
It's even got games! Wanna try it?
The ring is tactile. But it works better with your voice.
Just start with the magic words. Please, Alliance,
how many steps have I walked today?
You've walked 52,034 steps, Socqueline.
That's more than average for people your age. Well done!
Yeah, it's awesome.
Right? It's like having an Adrien all to yourself! Such a dream!
It gets better! You can even download skins and change his outfits!
-[beeps] -This is so weird!
You can hardly tell the difference between this and the real Adrien.
-What? You know him? -[gasps]
Oh, not that well. Let's just say he sits in front of me in class.
Oh, you're so lucky!
Gah! I totally should have stayed back a year! So, what's he like?
Someone as good-looking as him is probably seriously standoffish.
-Totally the opposite. -[beeps]
-He's super nice, humble, a little lost. -[beeps]
-It's his first time at school. -[whistling]
Until his mother disappeared, he'd only been homeschooled.
Nobody knows this, but being a model wasn't what he wanted to do in life.
He couldn't bring himself to tell his father,
-so I helped Adrien confront him. -[beeps]
-He was really touched. -[beeps]
Wow! You two actually are close!
[gasps] Don't tell me that…
Over time, I guess we did become closer. We found that we've got a lot in common.
Wow! No wonder Chloé's the least of your worries.
You two are together!
No, we're not! We're just friends! Nothing more.
It's like you. You're just a girl who sometimes helps her mom,
and nothing else, right?
Um, exactly!
-[thud] -[Mr. Damocles grunts]
-[clangs] -Oops.
Just like Mr. Damocles. He's just the principal, right?
No, I'm not a principal. I'm a superhero. I-I mean, it's the other way around. Darn.
It's a good thing you're not trying to be a superhero.
It's dangerous to do the same thing they do
when you don't have magical powers and super suits!
Yeah. What if it's a relief for Ladybug to have people help her?
No way would she want that. It's too risky.
But you gotta know when to step in. That's the only way you can change things.
I know. You told me that last year.
In this circumstance, it's Ladybug's job to take risks,
and no one else's!
Because if everyone takes risks,
Ladybug may have to take more risks in order to deal with their risks,
which is even riskier!
Sounds like someone's jealous because she wants to be a superhero.
I do not! I'm Marinette. I'm very happy to be a normal girl with a normal life,
and so should everyone else!
[whimpers]
Okay. You know what?
I'm gonna take care of Mr. Damocles, and we can continue this afterwards.
So, how may I help you?
[grunts]
What if I was wrong?
Socqueline is acting normal. She isn't getting flustered.
-What if she's not the fake Ladybug? -Maybe she's just a better liar than you?
The only way to know for sure is to know for sure. Please, Alliance…
Marinette! No!
-[beeps] -I knew it!
-[beeps] -[gasps] Oh.
Yet another experiment by Dr. Anne-Jeanne Théoxanne du Bocquale
gone wrong!
Her tyrannosaurus-pigeon hybrid dinos are on the loose.
Will this reopen the debate on the need for these beasts?
-[beeps] -[gasps]
-I'll be right back! -[Mr. Damocles] Hmm?
It's time for the real Ladybug to step in. Tikki, spots on!
[squawks]
-[Ladybug grunts] -[T. rex roars]
-[Socqueline] How about this one? -I just can't tell any more.
What if I was doing more harm than good as a superhero?
Because of me, Ladybug almost fell from a billboard this morning!
But no one was injured, right?
What matters is that you can keep fulfilling your true mission,
being an excellent principal.
And that's heroic!
-[Mr. Damocles groans] -How about this one? Let me add it to my--
[Mr. Damocles] It's pointless. It's pointless now.
It's on me. For the super-principal of Françoise Dupont High School.
[sighs]
Have a good day, Mr. Damocles!
-[door squeaks] -Oh, I'm such an airhead.
-I forgot to lock my scooter! -[keys jiggle]
[laughs] At least some things never change.
Can I have my Alliance back? I need it to place the orders.
-Oh, sorry! -[chimes]
Socqueline, you've covered 135 kilometers in 15 minutes.
That's more than average for people your age. Well done!
[chimes]
[whimpers]
What did you do with my Alliance? You got superpowers or something?
I-- I must have done something to screw up the controls?
-That's okay. It's probably just a bug. -[chimes]
-Please, Alliance. Settings. -[beeps]
[sighs]
[beeps]
-[alarm beeps] -[grunts]
[whirs]
-Alliance, what's happening? -[chimes]
Warning threshold exceeded.
Data beyond normal human capabilities have been recorded on an Alliance.
Socqueline Wang.
135 kilometers covered between 11:02 a.m. and 11:12 a.m.
Lives in the Helsinki Tower, 13th arrondissement.
Tenth grader at Claude Monet High School.
Winner of the Grand Prix Gymnastics three years in a row.
Ladybug's last appearance?
Ladybug once again saved Paris today.
[beeps]
-Same time duration. -[beeping]
Hello, Ladybug.
-Nooroo, dark wings rise! -[chimes]
Now that I know who you are, let's see who I can send you.
[person 1] Stupid traffic jams!
[person 2] Huh? What did I just step in?
[Mr. Damocles] Socqueline's right.
Maybe I should stop trying to be a hero and focus on being a good principal.
Ah! A poor lost soul discouraged from being a superhero,
by Ladybug herself.
Perfect.
Kaalki, your power is now mine!
[chimes]
Voyage, my Megakuma!
Darker Owl, I am Monarch.
This young lady has diverted you from your true calling as a superhero.
But what if she's right?
Except she's not just any young girl. She's Ladybug!
No! She can't be! Ladybug has always supported me.
That's what she wanted you to believe.
But in reality, she's doing everything she can to stop you!
She and Cat Noir believe that being a superhero is a right only to them.
Unlike Ladybug and Cat Noir, I like to share.
-Daizzi, your power is now mine! -[Daizzi whimpers]
-[chimes] -[Daizzi whimpers]
Transfer.
[beeps]
I am giving you the power of Jubilation,
with which you will trap your enemies in their deepest desires.
I will seize Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous,
and there will be only one superhero left in Paris.
The Darker Owl!
[chimes]
Return to factory settings.
Hello, I am Alliance. What is your name, please?
There! Like new!
Hello, There-Like-New!
-Phew! All right, I'll be on my way now. -Marinette, wait!
-Don't forget your mom's order. -[exhales] Mmm.
[Tikki] But you didn't convince your friend
to stop pretending to be Ladybug!
How am I supposed to do that without telling her I'm Ladybug?
How do you want me to talk to her without talking to her
and to unmask her without actually unmasking her?
Marinette…
Fine. I'll go back. [groans]
-What's your name, please? -Socqueli--
Ladybug!
[Alliance] Hello, Ladybug!
[Socqueline] Mr. Damocles?
No! I am The Darker Owl!
And you're going to give me your Miraculous! [hoots]
The Megakuma's in your mask, right?
Still as clever as always, Ladybug!
-I'm not Ladybug! -[clattering]
That's exactly what Ladybug'd say.
No. I just dress up as Ladybug, that's all!
She's played Ladybug so many times that Monarch is on to her!
We're too late, Tikki! [pants]
We'll see if you're really Ladybug
once you've given me your earrings as a gift!
[grunts]
-Thanks for helping us. -We couldn't have done it without you.
[all] Pound it!
Nothing? No kwami?
So this Socqueline is not the real Ladybug.
But that doesn't matter, Darker Owl. She can still help us.
-[cable whirs] -[grunts]
[Alliance beeping]
[Socqueline] The Megakuma's in your mask, right?
[Darker Owl] Still as clever as always, Ladybug!
[Plagg struggles]
Are you going to deliver my cheese, you imbecilic ring?
The Alliance can't hear you, Plagg. You're undetectable by technology.
-[chimes] -Oh.
Ladybug, Cat Noir! How are you? [hoots]
If you don't bring me your Miraculous,
then this girl will fall into that can of paint! [hoots]
The Dark Owl is back?
-Plagg, claws out! -[chimes]
-[Socqueline struggles] -[Darker Owl cackles]
-[cable whirs] -[grunts]
Let the girl go, Dark Owl!
Look at my outfit, Ladybug.
I am now The Darker Owl! [hoots]
-[gasps] -[Cat Noir grunts]
Heads up, Milady! It smells like a trap!
Of course it's a trap!
And the idea behind every good trap is that you can't escape it!
-[beeps] -[Darker Owl hoots]
[screams]
-Cat Noir! -I'm on it!
Lucky charm!
[chimes]
An alarm clock?
Uh, hmm.
[Socqueline screams]
[Cat Noir grunts]
-Quick! Hide! -[Socqueline pants]
-Cat Noir! -[zaps]
-[cackles] -[device beeps]
Gotcha!
[both grunt]
[Ladybug] Huh? [grunts]
Gotcha!
-[Ladybug, Cat Noir grunt] -[Ladybug] Hmm.
[grunts]
-[alarm rings] -[grunts]
-[cable whirs]
If he has the power of Jubilation, where's the Miraculous of the Pig?
-A business card? -With Monarch's address?
-[both grunt] -[Monarch grunts]
[Ladybug hums]
Mmm.
[crowd cheers]
Ladybug, Cat Noir! Ladybug, Cat Noir!
"Cat-ca-cola." Your favorite flavor.
You know, lately, you've become really "char-meow-ing."
Am I dreaming or did you just steal one of my jokes?
Now that Monarch's defeated and we're no longer in danger,
I think I get why you make jokes.
Oh, and why is that?
Because it's a way of saying it's good to be together.
Is that a joke too?
[alarm clock rings]
Shut off that alarm clock. I can't hear the movie.
[Ladybug] Huh?
[ringing stops]
[grunts, chuckles]
[crowd cheers] Yay!
Whoo-hoo!
-Yeah! -[all laugh]
[Ladybug grunts]
-[gasps] -[ringing]
[crowd groaning]
Rena, shut it off!
[ringing continues]
Don't Cataclysm the bottle warmer this time! Let's go!
They're so cute at this age.
-[baby coos] -I wish they'd never grow up.
[island music playing]
-[babies cooing] -[Ladybug sighs]
-[alarm clock ringing] -[grunts]
Milady, it's Sunday.
We have all of the time in the world.
-[ringing stops] -[Ladybug sighs]
[Ladybug sighs]
[babies cooing]
-[Ladybug] Mmm. -[babies babbling]
[gags]
-[ringing] -[Ladybug] Again?
All these alarm clocks are turning into a real nightmare. [gasps]
[ringing]
[alarm clock honks, rings]
-[ringing] -[baby giggles]
Cat Noir, this is a dream!
I know, Milady. Living with you is the sweetest dream.
[sighs] No, you don't get it.
We're in an actual dream.
-[ringing] -[gasps]
Are-- Are you saying this is all fake?
[whimpers]
-[grunts] -No, Cat Noir! We have to wake up.
I don't want to lose all of this.
Neither do I, my sweet kitty.
So kiss me.
[whimpers]
[gasps]
[both grunt]
[gasps]
[both grunt]
-[laughs, gasps] -[Cat Noir grunts]
-[Darker Owl grunts] -How dare you play with our feelings?
[both grunting, groaning]
[pants]
Cataclysm!
[grunts]
No!
-[Cat Noir pants] -[bubbling]
[bubbling continues]
[cable whirs]
[grunts]
[Daizzi whimpers]
[both whimpering]
[shivers, whimpers]
If he has the power of Jubilation, where is the Miraculous of the Pig?
[sighs] Not here.
[whirs, chimes]
Mr. Damocles, this Magical Charm will help you remember
that negative emotions can cloud our judgment.
[Mr. Damocles hums]
[sighs]
-[chimes] -Miraculous Ladybug!
[chimes]
So hungry.
[grunts]
Ladybug, Cat Noir, you have escaped the maze of your desires,
but soon, you will sink into the oblivion of mine!
[whirring]
I'm sorry I impersonated you. I just wanted to help.
I know. I'd just rather you'd help me in some other way,
-without putting yourself in danger. -[sighs]
You're already amazing, even without needing a suit.
-Thanks for your help. -Oh! [sighs, giggles]
[door opens]
[Marinette] Socqueline says hi!
Oh, it was so nice of you to take time off your Saturday to get me some supplies.
I have a little something for you too.
To thank you for being the most wonderful daughter
any parent could ask for.
You make us proud every day, Marinette.
Do you like it?
It's all everybody's talking about right now.
That's really sweet, Mom, but, you know, rings aren't practical for sewing.
Why don't you keep it? They're really handy for taking orders.
-Are you sure? -Mm-hmm.
[sighs]
Why'd you refuse it?
Because of that ring, Socqueline almost found out I was Ladybug.
-It would be too dangerous to wear it. -[chimes]
Hello! I'm Alliance.
What's your name, please?
How did Monarch give Mr. Damocles the power of Jubilation
without giving him a Miraculous?
I don't know. I don't get it.
Ladybug, that power of Jubilation,
it's supposed to show us our deepest desires, isn't it?
Yes.
But that was… That wasn't real, right?
Tell me about it.
The wedding, babies, totally fake.
Are you sure?
Monarch must have altered it somehow, to trick us.
Yeah. That's gotta be it.
Of course. Otherwise it would be totally super weird, wouldn't it?
Right.
Totally super weird.
[theme song playing]
[song ends]