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kisilinramblings · 9 days ago

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The list of ML S6 episodes title has appeared and it feels like it is the real deal.

I know others have written about it, but here is my analysis and speculations based on the episode title down below.

Enjoy!

601 - Climatiqueen Sounds like Stormy Weather got an upgrade (her french name is Climatika). Nice little nod to the pilot of the previous arc too.

602 - Dessinatriste A nod to "le Dessinateur" (Evillustrator)? With this time the adjective "triste" (sad) included in this new name. Although, it could be a girl character as the name does sound like the feminine form (Dessinatrice).

603 - Sublimation Sublimation is the superpower name of the Rooster, so the episode might be about Marc, but it could also be the name of the olympic themed Akumatized we can see in the S6 sneak peak that was going around. The audio said she is looking for people to be the better version of themselves. Sublime is a word to qualify high morals and esthetic qualities. Could also be a kid-friendly introduction to what Sublimation is in psychanalysis if it has any value left. Sublimation is about transforming impulses into more productive behaviors.

604 - Daddycop Most probably a nod to Rogercop. An episode about Sabrina's relation with her father perhaps? On a side note, the title reminds me of the Daddy Cool song.

605 - Papys Garous Papi (or Papy, both writting are accepted) is a casual and affectionate term for someone to talk about their grandfather. So Papa-Garou (Weredad) but also involving at least Marinette's grandfather. Because Papy is plural here. Does Tom consider himself to be an old man?

606 - Princesse Syren Ondine as Syren is getting an upgrade as well.

607 - El Toro de Piedra Sounds like Ivan will be involved in that one. After all, he has the Ox Miraculous and his akumatization was called Stoneheart. Although the Spanish is new. Perhaps the akumatized will be a relative of Ivan?

608 - Vampigami I think everyone's first thought was seeing Kagami as a Vampire. Is Kagami a fan of either Dracula or the Twilight series? Considering it is canon that she read romance mangas (Glaciator 2), I wouldn't be surprised for the latter. Still, we did have an episode before that did end with "gami" but wasn't about Kagami (Optigami which was a portmanteau of Optic and Origami).

609 - Monsieur Agreste This feels like a follow up to the Gabriel Agreste episode from S4. Is someone pretending to be Gabriel? Or could it be the Adrien's grandparents episode that was hinted by Gloob? Or is Argos involved?

610 - Le Château Noir I know the speculations are about that episode being around Chat Noir, but I am not sure it is a pun with Chat due to the word Château (Castle) keeping its accent. But you know which Medieval Akumatized we had before? Le Chevalier Noir (Dark Blade).

611 - Revelator Not much to go with there. We can expect the Akumatized is a guy and that there is a risk of revealing things. Although, we did have an episode called Revelation which featured Infox (Hoaxer), but I am not sure they could be related. Again, the title doesn't give much to work with.

612 - Psyconductrice A portmanteau of the words Psycho and Conductrice which could either be a female driver or a female conductor. However, ML Paris has turned a page on cars under Mayor Bustier, so it is probably more related to music or leading people.

613 - Yaksi Gozen Obviously, we think of Ikari Gozen and Matagi Gozen (Pretension). So Tomoe will be once again akumatized. I have looked for the name Yaksi and it looks like it is a sanskrit word. The wiki page I've found said they are similar to fairies or nymphs in the hindu culture. Although, I find the use of sanskrit special for Tomoe. As far as a remember, the only other sanskrit name we got was Mayura. So, could it be that either Nathalie or the Peacock Miraculous is involved in that episode as well?

614 - Couchorak Goldorak reference spotted! The other word in that name is Couche. Which actually have several meanings. It could notably be either a diaper, a layer or a bed.

615 - La Redresseuse As a francophone, all I am thinking about is "Dresseur Pokémon" (Pokémon Trainer) ^^; Anyway, something to do with training an animal or correcting bad behaviors. If Sublimation isn't the olympic themed akumatized, then this is my best second guess.

616 - Noe At first glance, all I am thinking about is a negative Zoé. Even though Noé (with an accent) is a boy's name (the French version of Noah). So maybe a new Bourgeois family member? Another possibility, since this is the French episode list is that Noe is a dimunitive for Noël, which is the French name of Nino's little brother.

617 - La Fée de Beaux Rêves Nice little pun there. The actual sentence is "Fais de beaux rêves" (Have Sweet Dreams) but with the word Fée instead of the verb. This seems to align with Pigella's power as well.

618 - Les Crassetastrophes Portmanteau of the words Crasse (filthy, dirty, scum) and Catastrophe (disaster). This one feels like it will be very smelly and disgusting. I wouldn't be surprised if this one is about pollution and if so, Polymouse will be involved.

619 - Riginarazione So, we got the words Rigid(?), Regina (either it is the Character name or the word Queen) combined with the word ration in Italian.

620 - Renverse-coeurs Reminds me of Dislocoeur which Dark Cupid's French name. So, we could theorized that Kim would be involved here.

621 - Les Titans Chaînes This one is giving me trouble. even in French because the name isn't a natural combination. It would be more normal to write it up as "Chaînes Titans" instead. "Chaînes" could be literally chains (in the sense of shackles) but in French, the word could also refers to a series of something. Like a mountain range, a production line or food chain, but also a channel (like a TV channel or Youtube channel). I do see the pun with the word "Enchaîne" in the title which either means to align or to shackle. Wasn't there an episode confirmed about influencers? This might be that one. Especially as Titans are not only huge figures, they even had a war in the greek mythology against the Olympian Gods (Titanomachy).

622 - Lady Chaos Honestly, your guess is as good as mine here. Because the ML verse counts a few Lady Something, like Lady Wifi or Lady Dragon, so this title doesn't mean it is about Ladybug directly, but it could be related to her as it is in opposition with what Ladybug does and represents.

623 - Tristanansi Nora is akumatized again and she will be sad this time around.

624 - La Reine de Frayeurville Spooky episode in perspective. Frayeur means Fright. So literally, the Queen of Frightville.

625 - Protocole Secret Feels more like a code name to a project than an akumatized name. My money this is Tomoe's plan.

626 - Nemesis Nothing to add besides that it sounds promising. I wonder what our new Butterfly Holder has in store in that one.

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mister-e-filman · 5 months ago

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Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir: Year One

Autumn: Copycat

It had been five days since Hawk Moth akumatized Aurore into Climatika, which meant nothing for Bridgette to punch but did mean that both Ladybug and Cat Noir weren't exausting themselves to death. And also meant that Marinette had more free time to figure out how to ask Adrien out, like she was doing on the balcony of the Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie. She was on trying out another various things with Tikki who asked "How about inviting him to a movie then?"

"Right, Tikki. Can you imagine that conversation?" Marinette answered dryly.

Bridgette, who was sitting nearby, then pipped up, imitating her twin's flustered attitude, "'Hey Adrien, would you like to gah— wuh,'" she then got tongue-twisted and ended her performance by sticking her tongue out before ending it completely with "Glah."

Marinette had to admit that her twin had a point. "Exactly. I can't help it. Every time I see him, I get all clammy and I feel like fainting," she admitted as she imagined that an image of Adrien appearing in the clouds.

Tikki then pointed out "So... basically the only way you could have a normal conversation with him, is if you were blindfolded."

Marinette nodded before admitting "Pretty much."

Tikki proceeded to tell her main wielder "There is a very simple solution, Marinette, it is called a cell phone. You just need to dial his number."

Marinette ran through a multitude of reasons why NOT to call her crush in her head in the fear of making herself out to be a clutzy nobody. "I don't know, Tikki! I don't think that I have the guts to dial Adrien's number!"

Bridgette then pulled out her phone to text for Alya to get over there ASAP.

Appartantly what they had forgotten was that that day at the Place des Vosges, a crowd was gathered for the Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir's sculpture unveiling, a statue in their honor, sculpted by 16-year-old Théo Camiel Barbot.

Both he and Mayor Bourgeois were facing the crowd, with the giant statue covered with a sheet behind them, being ready to be unveiled.

The mayor leaned close to the young artist and softly told him "I'm sure you've outdone yourself, Théo."

Théo responded back with "It was my honor, Sir. And I can't wait to meet Ladybug, I hope she'll autograph the photo I used as the inspiration for the statue."

"You used a photograh?" the Mayor asked. "Well, uh, as best as I could, you know?"

The Mayor nodded. "Erm, how old do you think they are?" Théo asked rather nervously. He wanted to know so that he didn't come off as a creep. "No clue, as we've never asked because it's quite frankly none of our buisness," the Mayor told him, to which Théo nodded.

“Oh it’s nearly time, Ladybug and Cat Noir should already be here by now,” the Mayor mused. Little did he know that was far from the case.

“Look we all know improv’s not your strongsuit so just stick to the script,” Alya gave Marinette a notepad while she said this. But Marinette was aware of the problem at hand, “But all of the teachers say I don’t sound natural when I read.”

“Then memorize it. It’s pretty simple. You can do this. Just don’t improvise. Got it?” Alya suggested. Her strategy was if Marinette memorized the speech to Adrien enough it would sound natural even though it wasn’t improvised. But the strategy went over Marinette’s head once she looked at her phone and the script, “Forget it! This is never gonna work!”

Alya however was one step ahead. Hitting the speed dial on Marinette's phone, “Too late. It’s dialing,” She tossed the phone back to her friend and jumped behind Marinette's chaise while her friend held the cellphone in one hand. Not knowing what to do.

Adrien's voice recorder suddenly spoke "Hey, this is Adrien's voicemail. Leave a message."

Marinette began panicking even more "It's gone to voicemail!"

Alya quietly but stenly told her "Leave a message! Don't improvise!"

Marinette then began doing exactly what Alya had told her NOT to do "Uhh, hello. Uh, Adrien's voicemail, uh, this is Marinette, who, uh, has a message for you, of course, cause it's, uh, your phone, so, umm..." she chuckled nervously befote suddenly speaking exttemely fast in order to end the entire awkward situation Callmeseeyoulater,bye!" Marinette grabbed her phone and then threw it onto the chaise.

Alya just looked at her, exasperated.

Marinette noticed before moaning "What? What did you expect me to say? 'Hey, hot stuff, this is Marinette, I'd ask you on a date to a movie, but I've got such a crazy crush on you that the only way I can talk to you without foaming out the mouth is over this stupid phone.' Pretty ridiculous, right?"

Before Alya could say anything, an automated voice from the phone said "If you wish to hear your message again, press 1. If you wish to erase your message, press 2."

Marinette gasped in horror before racing over to the phone.

Alya frantically told her "Hit 2! Hit 2!"

Marinette lunged at her phone and tapped the phone. However...

"Message saved. Goodbye," the automated voice from Marinette's phone said.

Marinette screamed, before she collapsed on the chaise.

Alya did think that what her friend had unintentionally inptovised was most definitely cringe-inducing, she did try to keep an upbeat mood "It's not as bad as you think."

Marinette let out a "Hmm?"

Alya desperately tried lying to her "Okay, it's bad. But you were gonna have to tell him one of these days, some way or another. Think of it this way: no more secrets!"

Marinette tried getting her point across "The voicemail recorded the whole conversation!"

Alya told her "Big deal!"

Marinette started explaining why this was terrible "I called him 'hot stuff.' He cannot be allowed to hear that message, Alya! If he does, I'll die of shame!"

Alya started thinking that this whole thing was a bad idea from the start but refused to say so instead just trying to help her friend out "Okay, okay. I got an idea. If Adrien's phone went to voicemail, it means the dude's busy. Which also means you can get to it before he does. Hmm, I wonder where he'd be..."

Marinette then pulled down a large copy of Adrien's schedule from the bedroom's ceiling, which made Alya very uncomfortable. Bridgette noticed Alya's uncomfortableness and told her twin "Told you that this was a bad idea!" Marinette retorted with "Well, it's better than having it be up on the computer where anybody could read it! Welcome to the 21st century, Bridgette!"

Marinette then turned hr attention back to her handcrafted schedule of Adrien's day-to-day life. "Of course! He's got fencing club after school, that's why he didn't pick up! It ends in exactly twenty-two and a half minutes."

Alya then blurted out "You are seriously insane. You know that, right?" to which Marinette giggled at, until she noticed that her kwami was no longer in the room. "Tikki?" Where was she?

Tikki had left to delete the message herself in order to prevent her wielder from coming off as both a stalker and a thief as it had become very clear that Marinette was planning on stealing Adrien's cellphone! So she flew as quickly as she could to Collège Françoise Dupont. Speaking of which, Adrien was indeed taking fencing classes, while his kwami Plagg was in his locker, eating Camembert.

Plagg let out an "Ahhhhh!" when Adrien's phone vibrated.

The Automated Voice from said phone then said "You have 1 new message." Plagg shut it off just as Tikki appeared in the locker. Neither kwami could believe what they were seeing. "Sugarcube? What are you doing here?" "A message was sent by accident by my wielder, a-" she was cut off by Plagg who understood what was going on. He opened the phone's main menu and eventually deleted the message. "Good riddance! Uh-oh, it is time for the ceremony!"

"I need to get back now!" Tikki panicked as she flew away, phasing through the locker as fast as she could.

Back in the gym, Adrien defeated his opponent. He pulled up his mask, and gave him a thumbs-up with a smile.

Adrien then told him "Gotta get a drink of water. I'll be right back." He ran to his locker and opened it, and he opened his bag and saw Plagg inside, finishing his cheese. "Plagg, you pig!" "Nah, you want a pig kwami, then talk to Daizzi, kid!" Plagg told him before burping.

Adrien then ordered "Move, please, so that I can check the time. Oh no, now we're late! Time to transform, Plagg!" His ring flashed, ready for transforming.

Back at the Dupain-Cheng Home, both Marinette and Alya were running down the stairs. They went outside and saw Cat Noir leaping over a building "Woo-hoo! Yeah-ha-ha! Ha! Hahaha!" he gracefully landed in front of the statue. "Hey, everybody!"

Marinette covered her mouth and looked panicked.

Alya also panicked though as much as her friend "They're unveiling Ladybug and Cat Noir's sculptures today! I completely spaced!"

Marinette felt like she was gonna faint from panicking "Me too!"

"Uh, then we'd better get over there

"I can't believe I forgot!"

Alya tried assuring her "Listen. About Adrien's cellphone, what if we go right after?"

Marinette responded with "If we wait after the ceremony, Adrien's fencing training will be over, and he'll have his phone back by then."

"No need! The situation has been taken care of!" Tikki exclaimed proudly.

"Thanks Tikki -:Shit. I gotta cover this event for the Ladyblog... I'm sorry, Marinette!"

"Don't sweat it. I can manage. I think!"

"You sure?"

"Yes, yes. I'm sure."

"Cool. Good luck, and stay out of trouble!"

Tikki then asked Marinette "Isn't Ladybug supposed to be at the unveiling?"

Marinette responded "Yes, of course. Absolutely!"

"After all, it is a ceremony in your honor."

"It is ind-!" Marinette was suddenly cut off by her fainting, her hand glowing blue. Tikki looked up at Bridgette who was watching from her bedroom window.

Meanwhile at the Place des Vosges, the ceremony was about to begin.

Théo walked up to Cat Noir and asked "Excuse me, Cat Noir, but Ladybug's not here."

Cat Noir responded with "Don't worry about Ladybug. I'm sure she'll be here any moment. I can handle this situation alone for now. I am her second-in-command after all, you know."

Théo told him "It's just that, I wanted to ask her to autograph this photo. She's amazing. She's so brave and smart, the way she always saves everyone..."

Cat Noir looked at the photo wondering how the young man had been able to create a sculpture of them from photographs.

The Mayor then offered "Perhaps the ceremony should commence. It might bring her here faster."

Théo begged "Please, just one moment more, Mayor Bourgeois, she's going to arrive, I can feel it..."

A paratrooper landed on the remains of what was once the Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir statue, looking around before taking off back to hq.

"Clear!" Ladybug called out.

"How much further?" Minotaurox asked exhausted.

"We are almost there," Ladybug answered.

"Well, we need to hurry. We can't be out in the open for much longer. She'll come for us!" Minotaurox told her.

"Let her come. Let the bitch come. I'll stab this through her heart for what she did. I want to make her pay!" Action Zoe snarled while brandishing her Minergy-powered sword.

"I understand how you feel, Rena," Ladybug said calmly.

"You have no idea how I feel!" Zoe retorted.

"Please concentrate, we have to stick to the plan to have any chance to make this right!" Ladybug begged. She looked around at the lifeless wasteland that was once Paris, France. Just the very image of it was enough to have someone lose their mind. Like with Zoe when she asked her "Who have you ever loved?"

A silver-helmeted man wearing the Butterfly Miraculous was sitting on a car, laughing. Ladybug turned toward him.

"Au, contraire. She knows exactly what it's like to lose someone he loves. You know, like a... a father. Like a mother," Hawk Moth said, practically daring Ladybug to slip up.

"Be very careful with the next thing you say," Ladybug warned him.

"Like a boyfriend. Is that not right... Ladybug?" He turned toward her, what little sunlight revealing Hawk Moth's face. Ladybug stepped toward him.

"Maybe, in a way, that little action figure is right. Because... how many can die in your arms before you grow numb to death?"

"That is not very careful," Ladybug warned.

"And how many dead eyes can you look into before you die inside, yourself?" Hawk Moth proceeded to prod.

I have been dead inside a long time, you bastard. But even I have a limit. And if you cross that line, I swear, I-"

"Before what, Marinnete, kill me? You will not kill me. I am your best friend! Besides... you need me. You. Need me. To help you undo this world you created by letting her win. You know, I often wonder... How many alternate timelines do you destroy the world because, frankly, you don't have the guts to die yourself? Hm? So, as usual, I'll be the bigger man," Hawk Moth continued, even going as far as to pin the blame for the cause of their world's state onto her. It made Ladybug clench her first just as Hawk Moth produced a holo-card seemingly from nowhere in a bit of close-up magic.

"A truce! Marionette..." he handed her the card, purposefully getting her name wrong.

He laughed dryly as Marinette stepped forward and examined the card.

"As long as you have this card... the truce. But all you have to do is tear it in half and I am happy to discuss with you, in any way you like, why you sent your twin sister... to do a woman's job," he explained.

Ladybug chuckled a bit before telling him "You know, it is funny that you would talk about people who died in my arms. Because when I held Adrien, and he was bleeding and dying, he begged me, with his last breath, that when I killed you -- and make no mistake, I will fucking kill you... that I would do it as slowly as possible. I am going to honor that promise, you can bet your ass," Ladybug half-whispered to him fiercely as she took the card.

Hawk Moth's hand began to shake. The clouds panning to reveal that his face was filled with honest fear, before it shifted to bemusement. "Oh, you are good. You almost had me."

Ladybug pocketed the holo-card, "And maybe this will come in handy."

"Honor? Really, Marinette? Honor? We live in a society where honor is but a distant memory," Hawk Moth told her before he laughed again, jagged and cracked. It echoed across the destroyed landscape.

Captain Storm then asked "Where are we holding up?"

"Somewhere she'll never suspect," Ladybug answered.

"You still think it was a good idea, bringing him along?" he wondered.

What do you think?" Ladybug asked back just before a sonic boom reverberated in the distance. Minotaurox looked up to the sky with fear.

"She's found us!"

Queen V landed in the distance and the team got ready to do battle.

And then Marinette awoke with a start. She was in her bedroom? She glanced over at the clock. She sat up to get a better look and was immediately hit with a massive headache that made her fall back onto her pillow, but not before she saw the time it was too late!

Rewind back to how Cat Noir was handling things at the the Place des Vosges. The ceremony was about to begin.

Everyone was wondering where Ladybug was, though some decided not to say so as to not ruin the event.

Mayor Bourgeois finally announced "It's only proper for Paris to pay homage to those to protect us from evil. The Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir!" he proudly pulled the cover off unveiling the statues.

"Can I get some photos for the Ladyblog?" Alya asked excitedly to which both the Mayor and Cat Noir nodded. Théo however just looked up at Ladybug's statue and sighed sadly.

Cat Noir spoke up to get everyone's attention, "Ahem. if you'll let have me say a few words. Now I don't know if what I'm gonna say will make Ladybug cringe, have her go 'Oh, you're so sweet!' or heck, maybe a bit of both!" the crowd laughed. Cat Noir took a deep breath and began his speech "While both Ladybug and I are technically what you think of when it comes to hope, now whenever you don't see us, just come here for hope because that's exactly what this young man created; a symbol of both love and hope," Thèo blushed and gave a small shy smile. Cat Noir resumed "Already I can feel this beating within my soul and I'm sure that Ladybug feels the same! Because no matter how hard Hawk Moth strikes, we'll all have hope in our hearts to make it through his reign! So let's all give a hand to Mr. Thèo Barbot for his amazing work and for what it symbolizes!" And with that, the ceremony had ended.

Cat Noir approached Thèo, telling him "These statues really are amazing. One thing's slightly off though— I'm actually taller than Ladybug by just an inch," he saw Thèo's reaction and quickly told him "It's a joke, you actually did a damn fine job Mr. Barbot considering with what you had to go off of!"

Théo sighed "Thank you so much Cat Noir, it's just... Ladybug didn't show up. I just wanted to express my adoration for her. Let her know that everything I had went into her statue. I'm sure if she took a little time to get to know me, she would see how much we have in common. Our devotion to the things we love."

"Hey, don't mean to burst your bubble, but you're like... 16 which I'm pretty sure is a few years older than she is, you know?" Cat Noir pointed out.

Théo suddenly asked him "So, Ladybug and you, are you really a thing?"

Cat Noir was taken aback by this, making him confused "Huh? Oh, you mean we're like this?" he crossed his fingers to symbolize what the young artist meant when it finally clicked into place what he meant. Cat Noir sighed sadly "If only."

Unfortunately for Cat Noir, Théo didn't hear this bit before going their separate ways. Thèo walked away angrily. "What does Ladybug see in him?" he growled.

Back at the school, Cat Noir landed on the roof. Having changed back, Adrien opened the locker room door and stepped in, whistling while another student also in exclaiming "Whew! That was rough. Ha-ha." Adrien opened his locker and took his bag.

Back in the present, in Théo's studio the young man was furious, so much so that he was muttering angrily "A thing, huh? You don't even take love seriously. Calling it a thing... You don't deserve her! I do!" Thèo was so wrapped up in his fury that he didn't even notice an akuma flying into the crumpled photo in Théo's hands.

Hawk Moth could be heard inside of his head, telling him "Hello, Copycat. I am Hawk Moth. Once you get rid of Cat Noir, you can take his place. And Ladybug will be yours forever."

"The very thought of it makes me purr," Thèo said menacingly before turning into Copycat, Cat Noir's eyes now being his minus the cheerful playful mischiefness of the feline-themed superhero, instead being replaced by cruelness.

Meanwhile in Adrien's room, Adrien was pondering what Thèo had told him all the while Plagg was busy stuffing his face with cheese. "So, why didn't Ladybug show up at the ceremony?" Adrien wondered aloud. "She was busy with other things, like life. I actually met Tikki while you were still doing fencing lessons!" Plagg told his wielder. "Hm, is that so? Then I wonder what she's doing right now?" "Yeah, as well as Sugarcube-I mean Tikki!"

Speaking of which, back in Marinette's room, Tikki was telling Marinette "Oh, Marinette. You really need to get your priorities in order."

Marinette groaned "I know. Some days it feels impossible to balance being Marinette and being Ladybug."

Little did any of them know that their day was about to get harder as over at the Louvre. Copycat, identical in every way to Cat Noir, the only exception being the color of his hair, which blonde, he coolly strolled down the museum hall, all the while humming to himself.

The civilians were surprised. Some held up their phones to take pictures or videos.

Copycat then stepped across the rope to steal the Mona Lisa, however he knew that the Mona Lisa was displayed in a special hermetically-sealed and climate controlled case behind bulletproof glass due to its great age. So Copycat violently ripped open the case and grabbed the painting and told everyone there "Don't mind me. Just stealing this painting. Go about your business."

A civilian shouted "Hey!" while also placing a hand on Copycat's shoulder. But Copycat tripped the civilian.

A second civilian said "I gotta get this on camera!"

Out in the streets, Adrien was being driven by his chauffeur, since he wanted to get some air, plus he was just flicking through multiple radio stations until he landed on the news one where Nadja's voice came through from the radio. At last, he would be able to hear what the hell was going on in Paris! "And in some astonishing news, there's been a spectacular theft at the Louvre. Amateur video showed without a shadow of a doubt that the thief is none other than the famous hero, Cat Noir."

Adrien brought up said video on his phone, horrified by what he was seeing AND hearing Copycat: "This painting is the cat's meow," Copycat cunningly said before he ran away with the painting.

Adrien was shocked by all of this. "'Cat's meow?'" he got out of the car while continuing to point out the flaws of Copycat "Not only is that person a fake, he's a terrible fake!"

Adrien ran into the school to transform. "Plagg, claws out!" But after he did, he paused in front of a mirror, noticing that his appearance had changed to match that of the imposter. Cat Noir sighed in frustration and then jumped off the building to investigate the scene.

Cat Noir could hear Nadja from the radio inside the car say "Thanks Gigi, now for your weather."

Cat Noir was wondering where Ladybug was as now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen or even so much as heard from her all day, including last night. Where was she, and what was she doing?

Back in Marinette's room. Marinette was lying splayed out on her half of the bed, just trying to figure out why she kept getting unsettling visions from the future.

Marinette's phone suddenly rang, and she answered it; it was Alya. "Where are you girl?"

Marinette asked her "Actually, where are you? I can use some help."

Alya answered with "No can do. I'm waiting for additional details at the Louvre on the Cat Noir robbery."

Marinette asked confusedly "What? Somebody robbed Cat Noir?" Bridgette immediately began laughing herself breathless as soon as she heard that.

Alya corrected her "No, girl. Didn't you hear? Cat Noir came in and stole the Mona Lisa! In broad daylight! Now I'm for sure that Ladybug's gonna turn up, and I do not wanna miss this. I'll be over later."

Marinette replied "Okay." Before ending the call. "Cat Noir is a lot of things, but he's no thief. Time to transform!"

Marinette yelled the transformation phrase "Tikki, spots on!" Marinette transformed into Ladybug. There was some serious business to attend to!

Meanwhile over at the Louvre, Cat Noir appeared, and the police prepare themselves.

Cat Noir desperately tried calming down everybody so that nothing would escalate to dangerous levels "Whoa! Easy, tigers! You've got the wrong cat! That thief's an impostor. I'm the real Cat Noir!"

Agent Roger raised his hand ordering the police to stop.

Cat Noir calmly told them "Let me check out where the robbery took place. I have a knack for finding clues. You know, animal instincts."

Roger seemed oddly chill with him "Of course. Come with me. Thanks for your help, Cat Noir."

They entered the museum, where Cat Noir almost immediately found Théo's lollipop stick on a table. "Ah-ha, a clue!" Cat Noir looked for any more lollipop sticks just in case. He was just starting to walk over to where the Mona Lisa was stolen when at that moment, Agent Roger smirked and pressed a button, as metal bar doors closed, trapping Cat Noir.

“Hey I’m the real Cat Noir! I’m way slicker than that guy!” he complained.

“Kitty’s in the slammer. I repeat, Kitty’s in the slammer,” Roger said over the walkie-talkie. The plan was in motion.

Meanwhile, Ladybug arrived at the museum. She sees Mayor Bourgeois and the police. Time for some of the finer points of being a superhero. Interacting with local authorities.

“Mr. Mayor, this is ridiculous. I’m sure there’s a simple explanation,” Ladybug stated but Roger was unmoved, “Kitty’s in the slammer, Ladybug.”

“Don't think you're gonna keep him in there—” Ladybug started to say but Roger cut her off, “Now, now, Leave it to the experts, Ladybug. We've got it under control.” Ladybug smirked before telling him "Right, just like with Stoneheart. You're all normal cops going up against a superbeing, yeah that's pretty one-sided, don't you think? Good luck with that Raincomprix!" Ladybug chuckled. She was not going to “leave it to the experts” but she didn’t want to get on the bad side of Paris’s finest. And she wasn’t the only hero having issues with the law. Cat Noir had some as well. It’s just his issues were more…intense.

“Is there a problem officers?…”

Cat Noir just used his Cataclysm power to break the bars and free himself. Only to be greeted by police officers with ballistic shields and riot tonfa batons.

“Thanks for the warm hospitality, but I gotta split, so... I'll just say this one more time. You've got the wrong cat!”

Cat Noir blocked the tonfas with his staff and charged through the police the second he had an opening to escape their clutches. Roger would find out about this when an officer said through his walkie-talkie, “Cat Noir is getting away!” Ladybug and Agent Roger were in hot pursuit on the scene after finding out about Cat Noir. Both of them had a different reaction to this. While none of the police officers were seriously hurt they were all on the floor. Knocked out cold.

“Well, if he's so innocent, then why is he running away?”

“Well, if you were wrongly imprisoned, wouldn't you run?”

And Cat Noir was still fleeing the scene. Mindful of the sound of sirens as he found a quiet place to call Ladybug. From his staff to her yo-yo.

“Requesting assistance, I repeat, requesting assistance. We are in pursuit of the suspect…” Roger ordered in the process of all of this. Things were going to be even more dangerous for the feline hero. Ladybug just wanted answers about all of this.

“Cat Noir, what’s going on?

“You know I’m innocent, don’t you Bugaboo?” Apparently being the most wanted man in Paris didn’t stop Cat Noir’s sense of humor, “Stop playing around and calling me Bugaboo. This is really serious!” Ladybug reminded him. Raising her voice a little in the process.

“I'm gonna find the real culprit and save my tail. I'll get back to—”

suddenly a police helicopter flew over Cat Noir. Watching him intently. One officer flying the chopper, the other one yelling at Cat Noir through a megaphone, “Give yourself up, Cat Noir!”

“Aren't you gonna go after him?” Roger asked. Which made Ladybug think about her answer before giving it, “Uh, I'll leave it to the 'experts.'” And then she swung away.

Cat Noir managed to get a little bit of breathing room in a nearby subway station so that he could safely revert back into Adrien.

“Come on, let’s get him!” yelled a police officer while Adrien stayed close to the walls. Keeping his footsteps quiet, before sucessifully walking out whistling innocently.

Plagg decided to share his thoughts with his wielder while eating his slice of Camembert "If you want my opinion, I would say the thief was akumatized." Adrien held up Théo's lollipop stick before telling his kwami "That much I had figured. See this lollipop stick? The sculptor. How did I not see that jealousy coming a mile away?"

Plagg made it obvious that he wasn't taking things seriously when he teased "Yours or his?" "Ha-ha, so funny," Adrien responded in a deadpan sarcastic way before transforming again to go investigate outside of Théo's studio.

Now heading over to Théo’s studio with Cat Noir and Ladybug working in tandem on the Copycat chase. Ladybug was surveying the situation on top of a nearby building.

He then tried hard to sneak inside, whispering while also smirking "Gotcha, Copycat." He couldn’t wait to tell Ladybug who answered her yo-yo with haste.

Meanwhile, Ladybug was at the top of a building, when her yo-yo received the call.

"Huh? Cat Noir, where are you?"

"I found his den."

“Who?” the spotted girl asked.

“My Copycat,” the cat-eared teen answered which drew a confused look on Ladybug’s face, “I’m not getting you.” Cat Noir rolled his eyes before he angrily answered her with

“If you'd been there this morning, you'd know what I was talking about,” Cat Noir answered angrily. Which led to both an answer and a question from Ladybug, "I had another vision of the future for goodness sake! Well? Tell me where you are."

"Oh, and no can do Milady, this is between me and him. I got myself into this mess, so I'm gonna get myself out!"

“Uhh, Cat Noir? Cat Noir!” Cat Noir ended their call which immediately got her attention so she then checked her gps and found Cat Noir’s location and sought him out as fast as she could.

Meanwhile back at Théo's studio, Cat Noir wandered around the place until he came across a box with a note attatched go it. He picked up said note and began reading it "'Cat's in the bag?'"

Suddenly the box burst open, and Cat Noir found himself in chains.

"Cataclysm!" he desperately activated his superpower.

Suddenly, Copycat appeared and placed a square object in front of Cat Noir's hand, practically forcing him to destroy it instead, wasting the Cataclysm.

"I really don't get what Ladybug sees in you. A fool who so easily falls into my trap."

Cat Noir noticed that Copycat had his staff.

Copycat smiled evilly before telling him "Ah, looking for this? Which one should I pick up? Your one or my one?"

The staff started ringing, and Copycat answered "Ladybug, hurry up. I've caught the impostor at Théo Barbot's workshop."

"I'll be there in thirty seconds," Ladybug told him unaware of who she was actually speaking to.

"Don't come here, Ladybug! It's a trap!" Cat Noir desperately shouted to her. Copycat then ended the call, unaware of the fact that Ladybug did indeed hear her partner's desperate cry.

"Too late, Cat Noir. Ladybug's on her way, which was my plan all along."

"She won't be duped. She knows me far too well!" Cat Noir spat.

"Oh, but I know you well too." Copycat told him before he looked over at his akumatized photo, of which he kissed. It made Cat Noir sick that this 16-year-old was severely fawning over someone who was very clearly younger than him! Cat Noir decided that once he was deakumatized, he was gonna have some words with him! "And from now on, she'll love me, not you!"

"Love me?" Cat Noir said puzzled. He tried wrapping his head around what Copycat meant until it finally clicked into place, though he refused to show it instead deciding to play along "...You're right! She loves me! That's why she'll be able to reveal your true identity!"

Hawk Moth's mask suddenly appeared on Copycat's face as he told the latter "Copycat, stop this small talk and get me Cat Noir's Miraculous!"

Copycat then knocked Cat Noir down and was about to take his ring, but then Ladybug appeared. She looked at both of them, clearly confused as to who was who.

Copycat let out a "Huh?" when she arrived while Cat Noir let out a triumphant "Ha ha!"

Copycat stood up straight and said to her "There you are."

Ladybug couldn't believe what she was seeing "Cat Noir! Aside from some alterations to your suit and the color of your hair, he really looks like you!"

Cat Noir practically shouted "That's because I am me!"

"So, where's his akuma?" she asked Copycat, still convinced that he's her real partner.

Copycat smiled as convincing of a friendly ile as possible as he told her "Inside his ring, of course. Go ahead and grab it so that we can end all of this."

Copycat could hear Hawk Moth gleefully saying "Ladybug's doing all the work for us. What sweet irony!"

Cat Noir's ring then beeped, causing Ladybug to become suspicious but not fully sure yet. "He even has the same powers as you."

Copycat nervously smiled "Simply amazing, isn't it?"

Cat Noir then said to her in an act of desperation to hurry things up and to get the hell out of there before he detransformed "If you don't believe I'm the real Cat Noir, ask him about our love for each other."

Ladybug let out an "Uhh..." now more confused than before, until...

"Have I ever lied to you, Bugaboo?" Cat Noir asked her while also trying his damndest to do kitten eyes at her. Though he didn't need to bother as Ladybug had now figured out who was who since the one standing and watching from the other side of the room hadn't once called "Bugaboo" or any of the usual nicknames he loved to call her, plus he was way too chill. And so, Ladybug calmly walked over to Copycat and coolly said to him "I hope you didn't tell him about us."

"What..?" both Copycat and Cat Noir said confused in unison.

Ladybug continued while circling around Copycat like a shark circling its prey, which made Cat Noir smile as he finally understood what she was doing "That we're... you know, we made a secret promise? Hmm?"

Copycat chuckled nervously "Uh, yes! Of course!"

Ladybug immediately grabbed his arms and told him with venom in her voice "We never made a secret promise. Copycat!" She then picked him up and threw him over to where her real partner was chained up. She also used her yo-yo to tie him up in a chained position just like Cat Noir was.

Copycat, now furious, then completely broke his façade and shouted to her "I love you, Ladybug! I'm way better than this mangy alley cat!"

Ladybug looked like she was going to flat out murder Copycat for what he just said "Sorry, but liars are losers. Cat Noir may annoy me to pieces, but he's never lied to me."

Cat Noir wasn't sure how to take that "Thanks for the compliment. I think."

Copycat could hear Hawk Moth from his lair scream to him "Do it now, take his Miraculous!"

"If I can't have you, then nobody will! Cataclysm!" Copycat roared in fury, breaking free from his bonds.

Ladybug quickly looked around the room for something, anything for her to use until she spotted a spoon. Though she turned her attention back to her enemy "Let's wrap this up!" Ladybug did jump-backflip-kick to where she landed next to the spoon. "What am I supposed to do with this spoon?" she thought to herself.

Copycat was about to use his Cataclysm on her, but Ladybug held Cat Noir's chains up so that Copycat broke them and freed Cat Noir.

"Excellent job, Milady!" Cat Noir complemented.

Ladybug quickly asked her partner "Where's his akuma?"

Cat Noir answered "The photo in his pocket. Let's make it snappy."

Copycat scoffed "Ha ha ha! You're going to change back before me!"

Copycat and Cat Noir fight by themselves until Ladybug joined in.

Ladybug was watching the both of them, trying to figure out who was who "Damn, he's pretty good."

Cat Noir landed a violent blow to Copycat that threw him to the oposite side of the room before telling her "Don't need to rub it in!"

"I told you I was better than him!" Copycat proudly exclaimed.

Ladybug took Cat Noir's staff and yelled at Copycat "I never said anything about being better, asshole! But I will say that I'm better than the both of you!" She then gave the staff back to Cat Noir.

The two Cats kept fighting, and Ladybug grabbed Cat Noir's arm. accidentally mistaking him for Copycat.

Cat Noir yelped in pain "Hey, it's me!"

Copycat piped up "He's lying! I'm the real one!"

Ladybug groaned in frustration "Ugh, now you're both annoying me to pieces! Show me your ring. How many pads do you have left?"

Cat Noir's ring beeped first, showing only one pad left which made Cat Noir think to himself "Oh no!", while Copycat refused to show his and his ring had three pads disappear at the same time.

Ladybug took notice and told Cat Noir "Cat Noir, scratch attack!"

Cat Noir meowed in delight "Gladly. I love a good cat fight!"

While the Cats were fighting, Ladybug used her Lucky Vision, and it showed her Cat Noir's staff, a wooden rod, her yo-yo and the spoon. Ladybug began using these to make a fishing rod while Cat Noir used his feet to prevent Copycat from attacking and Cat Noir blinked and he unzipped the pocket that had the photo.

Ladybug smiled as she declared "Time to go akuma fishing!"

Ladybug used the fishing rod to lift Copycat into the ceiling and Ladybug snatched his photo and tore it to release the akuma.

Ladybug activated the deakumatization mode on her yo-yo "No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" She caught the akuma before it could reach the window. "Gotcha!" She released the now purified butterfly, saying "Bye-bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Cleanse!" Everything turned back to normal, and Copycat turned back into Théo, who was caught by Cat Noir.

Ladybug complimented "Nice catch!"

Cat Noir smiled "I'm so glad you could tell the real Cat from the fake one."

Ladybug told him "Once I figured out which Cat was really in love with me, it was a no-brainer."

Cat Noir's ring beeped again.

Cat Noir gave a half-smile "We better help the fellow out. His crush just got crushed." "That makes two of us." he thought to himself.

Théo groaned in confusion "Ugh... What happened? Ladybug?"

Ladybug apologized "I'm so sorry I couldn't make it this morning, Théo."

Théo asked "Can you autograph it for me?"

Ladybug smiled warmly "Of course I can! You've got some real artistry here. You've really captured my essence given what you had work with, of course!"

Théo smiled gently "Thank you, Ladybug. And don't worry. I know about you and Cat Noir. It's okay."

Ladybug let out a "Huh?" in confusion. She then stood up and swung away to explain what the hell just happened to both the police force and the Mayor.

"And off she goes again, like the white whale from Moby Dick!" Cat Noir said sadly. He turned to face Théo to explain things. "I'm so very sorry for this whole misunderstanding Théo. Ladybug and I are not a couple even though I wish we were." Theo nodded, clearly understanding his mistake. Just before Cat Noir jumped out the window to find somewhere to detransform, he turned back to face Théo, "I meant every word at the ceremony, and I hope that everything goes well for you, I really do Mr. Barbot." He then quickly jumped out the window and immediately rushed back to College.

When Cat Noir finally made it back to College, he turned back into Adrien, and he returns to the car.

Meanwhile back in Marinette's room, Marinette was with Alya.

Marinette sighed "You know what? I'm gonna tell him. That'd be a good way to start up a conversation, wouldn't it? And I'll invite him to the movies."

Alya beamed "That's my girl."

Over at Collège, Adrien was talking with Nino in class just as the bell rang.

Alya partially whispered to Marinette "Do it now!"

Nino was telling Adrien "Listen, you need some time off. Hey, I know, let's go to the movies tonight."

Alya then piped up because Marinette froze at the last moment "Hey, dudes, mind if a few friends tag along?"

Nino smiled "Sure thing!"

Marinette looked at Adrien and jumped for joy all while she was screaming "YAY!" in her head.

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