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23. Pixelator

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Ms. Bustier's class is having a work experience. Kim puts on his bellboy hat.

Ms. Bustier: Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Bourgeois, we're able to have our work experience field trip today at the Grand Paris luxury hotel. Each of you will get hands-on experience with one of the many jobs here at the hotel. (Sees Alix and Ivan having a pillow fight. She sighs) You'll be graded on your effort, which will affect whether you pass or fail the class. (Sabrina and the worker giggle)

"Oh, come on, Miss! We were working. We're just trying to add a little fun into it!" Alix said, defending herself of the pillow fight on-screen.

"I was just reporting what I'm seeing," Miss Bustier said with a playful strict stare.

Scene: The Hotel's main hall.

Ms. Bustier: Do you have Marinette and Alya on your list, Mr. Bourgeois?

Mr. Bourgeois: It doesn't look like it.

"Gee! I wonder why!" Alya sarcastically said over to Chloe with a frown, to which Chloe looked down sheepishly in response.

Alya: (whispers to Marinette) I bet I know who helped Daddy make the assignment.

Marinette: Of course, she gets to spent her entire day with Adrien... Ugh! This is gonna be the worst day ever! (groans)

"Chloe, you are so predictable!" Marinette said in annoyance.

"No, I'm not!" Chloe said, trying to defend herself, but everyone just rolled their eyes in response.

Mr. Bourgeois: It must be an oversight.

Chloé: Daddy! (Gives him an assignment)

Mr. Bourgeois: Thank you, sweetie. Oh yes! Alya, you're going to be... sorting trash at the main dumpster. (Alya gasps) And, Marinette will be... (The door opens. Jagged Stone, Fang, and Penny Rolling appear.)

"You were trying to give me and Alya the worst and demeaning jobs ever! Again, predictable!" Marinette pointed out, making her point.

"You said it, girl! I needed three showers after trash duty!" Alya complained.

"OK, I get it! I was a horrible person! No need to remind me every thirty seconds," Chloe said, crossing her arms on her chest.

Chloé: Wow!

Marinette: Hey! That's...

Mr. Bourgeois: Excuse me, but this is a luxury hotel, not a... (Fang growls at him)

Chloé: Daddy! (whispers to him) That's Jagged Stone, the rockstar. He's sold millions of albums, he's very famous and is very, very rich.

Mr. Bourgeois: Mr. Stone, welcome to the Grand Paris Hotel! I am Mayor Bourgeois, the owner of this luxury establishment, in fact, the most luxurious in all of Paris. How might we serve you?

Jagged Stone: How'd you think? I didn't just come here to admire your lobby.

Penny Rolling: Jagged would like to check into your most luxurious suite.

Jagged Stone: And Fang better get a real bathtub, not a tiny water hole like the one in that hotel across the street.

Mr. Bourgeois: We have everything you need, Ms. Fang. Even a state-of-the-art entertainment center!

"Your dad thought Penny was Fang?" Marinette asked Chloe, snickering along with most other teens.

"I know. Daddy's not the brightest man at times," Chloe said, looking down sheepishly.

Jagged Stone: Fang's my crocodile. (points at Fang)

Mr. Bourgeois: Mr. Stone, we have everything you require for your... Fang. Would he, um... enjoy a bubble bath?

Jagged Stone: Crocodiles don't like bubble baths. That dries their scales out! (Vincent Aza quietly enters the hotel, Fang sees him and follows him. Marinette and Alya see him. Fang sees Vincent and gets scared.) Oh, no. Not him again.

Vincent: Remember me, Mr. Stone? Vincent Aza! Just one photo to show everyone in the world that we're best buds! Come on, please! I'm your biggest fan!

Jagged Stone: I know, you've been to my last 36 shows. But we are not friends.

Vincent: There! Look into the lens!

Penny: Didn't you hear Mr. Stone? You still haven't got it, have you? (gets Vincent out of the hotel) No photos! (Penny throws Vincent's camera and he grabs it) Good reflexes. Now don't let me see you near Mr. Stone again. Or next time, you won't get your camera back.

"Wow! Penny's usually very sweet and timid," Marinette noted about Penny on-screen with mild surprise.

And how would you know? Lila thought in her head. She had heard Marinette knows Jagged Stone, but she's pretty sure it's a big lie to make the pigtailed-girl popular.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth: (His window opens) I sense brewing anger and frustration. Perfect father for my evil little akumas. It won't be long now. (turns a butterfly into an akuma) Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!

"Hawk Moth sure doesn't waste any time, does he?" Kim asked, disgusted at the supervillain.

"I wouldn't say that. He makes anyone with negative emotions a supervillain, only to end up losing to teenagers. I consider that a waste of time!" Angel pointed out, laughing hard and everyone followed suit in agreement, except for Lila of course.

Scene: The streets. Vincent Aza is upset about not getting his photo. The akuma enters his camera and evilizes him.

Hawk Moth: Pixelator, I am Hawk Moth. I'm giving you the power to capture your hero's smile, forever. But in return, you'll need to do some capturing for me as well.

Vincent: Yes, Hawk Moth. (Turns into the Pixelator)

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Jagged Stone and Fang go into the elevator, Mr. Bourgeois greets them.

Ms. Bustier: Mr. Bourgeois, you haven't told Marinette what job she'll be doing.

Mr. Bourgeois: (checks the list) Ah, yes. Of course, Marinette. Gopher. I've got a job for you already, Marinette.

Alya: Gopher? What's that?

Marinette: I'm guessing it's about as bad as trash duty.

"Lucky for me, it didn't turn out so bad," Marinette said proudly, then looked over to Chloe. "What was your plan, Chloe? Have me run ragged taking care of demands from all the hotel guests?"

"That…was the general idea," Chloe admitted, sheepishly.

Scene: A luxurious suite. Jagged Stone plays with Fang.

Penny: Mr. Stone is going to need a new pair of shades for tonight's gig. Red, white and blue with two large Eiffel Towers on them. Can you get that for him?

Mr. Bourgeois: Of course we can! Marinette here is our gopher. She'll take care of that for you.

Marinette: Huh?

Mr. Bourgeois: A gopher is an employee who goes for anything a customer needs. Anything at all. So go ahead. Goph!

"Goph isn't even a word!" Adrien said as he laughed at his childhood friend's father along with everybody else except for Chloe who blushed in embarrassment on behalf of her father.

Scene: The Eiffel Tower. Marinette buys a pair of shades with Eiffel Towers on them.

Marinette: These should do the trick. Now I can get back to the hotel and hang with Adrien! Ugh... And Chloé.

Tikki: You know these aren't even close to what Mr. Stone wants.

Marinette: What do you mean, Tikki? There's some red and white on it, and two little Eiffel Towers.

Tikki: Just saying, it's better in a long run to do it right the first time. (A woman and her daughter spot Tikki.) Meow.

"As usual, Tikki always ends up right," Marinette deadpanned and everyone else chuckled in agreement including Tikki herself.

"Can we talk about the fact that sugarcube is trying to pass herself as a cat?!" Plagg said and everyone laughed harder.

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Jagged Stone sees the shades Marinette bought. But they aren't the right shades.

Jagged Stone: Where are the Eiffel Towers?

Marinette: Um... here.

Jagged Stone: This is a joke, right? What are you doing, trying to ruin my career?

Marinette: But, Mr. Stone, the glasses you want don't exist!

Jagged Stone: Do I look like I care? Just get me those sunglasses!

"Wow! Good reasoning, Jagged!" Sabine sarcastically said, a little bit angry that he was rude to her daughter at first. Everyone grumbled at Jagged in agreement except for Lila who just smirked.

Marinette: Great. I'm gonna have to spend even more time away from Adrien!

Tikki: That's what I've been trying to tell you! Just do it right the first time.

Marinette: Yeah... You're right, Tikki. I get it now.

Tikki: Those sunglasses exist somewhere... Get creative!

"You do always end up making the best stuff when you get creative, girl!" Alya said excitedly and everyone murmured in agreement except for Lila.

Her?! Make the best stuff?! Yeah, right! Lila laughed in her head, not believing Marinette's talents.

Marinette: ...Of course! (Runs to the exit)

"You know, Tikki, if you were human, you'd make a great life coach!" Adrien complimented the kwami and everyone else (except for Lila) murmured in agreement. "Lord knows some people need someone like you!" Adrien then said, looking over to Lila who just glared at him.

I'm perfect the way I am and you'll see it when we get back! Lila argued towards Adrien in her head.

"And what I would be if I was human?" Plagg asked curiously.

"A cheese-eating contestant," Adrien jokingly answered, and everyone else laughed hard in agreement and Plagg gave a fake offended gasp.

Chloé: Failed as a gopher already? Not surprised. Don't let the door hit you on the way out! (Marinette exits the hotel. Pixelator goes into the hotel.)

Worker: Excuse me sir, can I help you?

Pixelator: Look into the lens... (Kim and the worker look into the lens. Pixelator zaps them and digitizes them) Photo finish.

"Where did you guys go?" Alix asked Kim in shock.

"You will see very soon," Angel said, pointing to the screen before Kim could answer.

Chloé: Oh, look what the cat dragged in. Let me handle this, Adrien. Watch and learn. (Goes to where the Pixelator is) Excuse me... Excuse me! You can't be a guest at this hotel! My father only allows the most important celebrities. Like me. (Adrien is mad at Chloé because her father allows the most important celebrities stay at the hotel)

Pixelator: Well then, I am Pixelator. Your number one fan.

"OK, that was obviously a lie!" Alix snorted along with the other teens making Chloe frown and grumble to herself.

Chloé: Moi? Oh, my, you're flattering me. Keep going.

"And of course Chloe's big fat ego got the better of her!" Marinette said in exasperation and everyone murmured in agreement, just as exasperated, while Chloe blushed in embarrassment.

Pixelator: A photo of you, sweet miss...

Chloé: Chloé, of course.

Adrien: Look out, Chloé!

Pixelator: Look into the lens, miss! (Adrien pushes Chloé, but the two get zapped by Pixelator)

Adrien: What the...

Chloé: What just happened?

"So, you guys just got zapped into some blank space?" Nathaniel asked, just as shocked as everybody else who wasn't zapped by Pixelator.

"This is so weird. It looks like the Twilight Zone," Luka noted and everyone agreed with that statement.

"Cool," Juleka said quietly at the sight.

Adrien: I think we've been like... digitized or something.

Chloé: What do you mean, digitized?

Adrien: I don't really know, but I don't think it's a good thing.

Chloé: Well, I can fix this. Leave it to me. (calls Mr. Bourgeois with her phone) Daddy?... Daddy... Daddy?!

"Chloe, when are you gonna get through to your brain that your daddy can't do everything for you?" Alix asked in exasperation.

"Daddy has done so much for me all my life, I kept feeling like there's nothing he can't do," Chloe explained sheepishly. "But being Queen Bee had helped my independence a little."

Scene: Dupain-Cheng House. Marinette's room. Marinette tries to find something.

Marinette: Where did I put them... Oh! (gets an old pair of shades) Voila!

Tikki: But they're pink.

Marinette: They won't be when I'm done with them. This is either gonna be the most amazing pair or the ugliest pair of shades in shades history. Ms. Bustier is grading me on effort, right?

"At least someone's been listening to me that day," Miss Bustier said with a chuckle in which most of the teens rolled their eyes in response.

Tikki: Don't worry, I'm sure Jagged Stone will love them! (Marinette takes the lens out of the shades) Or hate them. (Meanwhile, Adrien and Chloé are still stuck in a blank space)

Chloé: Ugh! I still can't get through to Daddy! How can there be no cell reception here? Ridiculous!

"What do you expect? It's a blank space with nothing!" Alya pointed out to Chloe in exasperation.

Adrien: It just goes on forever. No doors, no walls, no nothing...

Chloé: You mean we're stuck here? Just... just the two of us?

Adrien: Uh, no. There's gotta be a way out somewhere. (Sees Chloé hugging him) I hope...

"Sorry, Chloe. You were kind of creeping me out," Adrien said with a wince to his childhood friend.

"Yeah, I see it," Chloe said reluctantly and kind of sadly. Sabrina put her hand on Chloe's shoulder in comfort.

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Marinette enters the hotel, looking for Adrien and Chloé.

Marinette: Adrien? Chloé? Ughh! I bet those two have gone off together somewhere fun! Hmph! And now I'm here all alone without Adrien...

"Oh, yeah! Somewhere fun!" Chloe sarcastically said in a bitter tone which made everybody else laugh in agreement.

Tikki: Marinette, snap out of it, let's just focus on getting Mr. Stone's glasses for now, okay?

Scene: The hall way. Pixelator opens the door to a room. Alec Cataldi is in the room.

Pixelator: Jagged Stone?

Alec: What?

Pixelator: (opens the door) Look into the lens! (Meanwhile, Marinette gives the shades to Penny.)

Penny: I'll give them to Mr. Stone.

Marinette: Can't you deliver them to him now?

Penny: He's... resting. (Jagged Stone is in the bathroom, giving Fang a bath)

Jagged Stone: Now who likes having his belly scratch? Daddy's little Fang!

"OK, we didn't need to see that," Luka said, his eyes wide at his idol, and everyone agreed with half of them chuckling and the other half wincing at the sight.

Marinette: Okay, no problem. Just trying to do the job right the second time.

Penny: Got it.

Marinette: Thank you... (Pixelator knocks the door) I hope Mr. Stone likes them.

Tikki: Hard work always pays off. (Pixelator appears)

Penny: Who are you?

Pixelator: Look into the lens! (zaps her)

Marinette: (Sees the Pixelator, and goes into the elevator) Time to transform!

[Transformation Sequence]

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ah! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug)

Scene: Jagged Stone's room. Pixelator breaks in and sees Jagged Stone.

Pixelator: Hey there! Time for your photoshoot!

Jagged Stone: How did you get in here? I don't know about any photos. Fang, attack! (Fang rolls over)

"I guess that's what happens when you coddle your pet so much," Ivan said and everyone nodded in agreement.

Pixelator: See you later, alligator. (Zaps Fang)

Jagged Stone: What? Fang? Fang! Who are you?

Pixelator: I am Pixelator, your biggest fan, Mr. Stone. Can I call you Jagged?

Jagged Stone: No!

Pixelator: I want to immortalize you, Jagged! I'll be your one and only fan! You will belong to me for eternity! Now, look into the lens. (Pixelator is about to zap him, but Ladybug saves him) So, you're Ladybug. I've heard such pathetic things about you. Look into the lens! (Pixelator zaps Ladybug, but she dodges. Ladybug grabs a flower vase with her yo-yo, and throws it at Pixelator, but he dodges them. Jagged Stone hides under a table. Pixelator keeps zapping Ladybug. Her right arm gets zapped and digitized. She manages to get Jagged Stone out of the hotel) Ugh! Where did they go?

"Did your arm just disappear from your body, dudette?!" Nino asked in shock just as everybody else.

"Yeah, when he zaps a body part like your arm or leg, it disappears from your body. Otherwise, you disappear all together," Marinette explained, but everybody was still silent in shock.

Hawk Moth: If you want Jagged, you must find Ladybug.

Pixelator: I don't have time to deal with this Ladybug!

Hawk Moth: Yes, you do. Plenty of time. (Starts controlling Pixelator)

Pixelator: Okay, okay! Tell me what to do.

Hawk Moth: I command an excellent photograph of Ladybug with her Miraculous. I want those powers! So listen very carefully.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Mr. Damocles' office.

Jagged Stone: I can't stay here. I'm performing tonight.

Ladybug: Don't worry, you'll get to do your gig. You'll even get to wear some awesome shades!

Jagged Stone: Uh?

Ladybug: (giggles) Look. While I'm catching this guy, Pixelator, I need you to stay put where no one would think to look for you.

Mr. Damocles: Hm. Ladybug, is this safe? This is a school.

Ladybug: Yes! Pixelator would never imagine his idol would actually want a day out at school.

Mr. Damocles: Hmm?

Ladybug: I mean, isn't school awesome?

"You do realize I heard that now, right?" Mr. Damocles said with a small frown while the teens laughed hard at what she said on-screen.

"Sorry," Marinette apologized with a nervous giggle and everybody else continued laughing in amusement.

Jagged Stone: This is ridiculous. I don't have time for this. First, I get practically hijacked by this crazed fan, and then, I'm attacked by some super weirdo, then...

Ladybug: Wait. What do you know about this crazed fan?

Jagged Stone: He's come to every one of my shows this year. He's also sent me stacks of letters, gone through my trash, he even followed my mother to her weekly bingo night!

Ladybug: How creepy.

Jagged Stone: Uh, not really, it's just a bunch of elderly ladies getting together having fun.

"Not what I was talking about, Jagged!" Marinette pointed out and everybody else laughed in agreement.

Ladybug: (Uses her yo-yo as a phone to find Vincent's number. She finds it difficult, her arm being digitized. So she types with her nose and chin) Vincent... Aza. (The phone finds him) Got his address.

Jagged Stone: You're not gonna leave me here, are you?

Mr. Damocles: Hmm?

Jagged Stone: I mean, isn't school awesome?

Everybody in the audience now laughed hard at the fact that Jagged said the same thing as Ladybug.

Scene: The blank space.

Chloé: Daddy! Daddy!

Adrien: Plagg, I gotta find some way to transform.

Plagg: Come on, what's the rush? (Adrien looks at him angry) Fine. If you insist, at least find me some cheese.

Adrien: (sees Chloé) I'm gonna see if there's a way out down there. Don't go anywhere. Could be dangerous.

Chloé: Dangerous?

Adrien: You're not scared, are you?

Chloé: Scared, moi? As if! No way! (Adrien chuckles and runs to find a way out by leaving Chloé behind then she screams by jumping on his head by pointing at Jagged Stone's alligator Fang and Adrien is also scared by the alligator)

"What did you people expect?! There was a crocodile right next to me!" Chloe pointed out when the other teens snickered at her.

Scene: The Champs-Élysées. Pixelator still looks for Jagged Stone.

Hawk Moth: Ah, the Champs-Élysées. Perfect. May the photoshoot begin. (Pixelator starts zapping people)

Scene: Vincent Aza's room. Ladybug sees a lot of photos of Jagged Stone on the walls.

Ladybug: Oh, this isn't creepy at all. (Suddenly, she sees photos of people who look familiar. She sees Chloé and Adrien)

"Oh! So, you guys just turned into moving photographs?!" Alya asked in shock and the people who have been zapped by Pixelator nodded in confirmation.

Chloé: Ahhhh!

Adrien: Ladybug?

Ladybug: What are you two doing there?

Chloé: Ladybug! Remember me? Your biggest fan? Please, please get us out of here. It's terrible in here! (Chloe is holding Adrien's arm while he sighs and chuckles a little) I mean, it's only terrible when you're not around.

Théo: Over here, Ladybug!

Mireille: Help... Ladybug!

Ladybug: What happened to you?

Théo: It's terrible, this man, he... took a photo of us and we ended up trapped in here!

Mireille: While we were just simply strolling the Champs-Élysées!

"Is that the adult sculptor that had a crush on you? What's he doing with Mireille?!" Alix asked, kind of disgusted.

"Yeah, I think that is. Him with another teenage girl? We better investigate that when we get back," Marinette said to Adrien who nodded in agreement along with everybody else.

Ladybug: I sure hope Cat Noir's there already!

"As you can clearly see, I was not!" Adrien sarcastically pointed out in which everyone else giggled in response.

Scene: The Champs-Élysées. Pixelator zaps people. He sees Nadja Chamack.

Nadja: Excuse me, sir, sir? Care for an interview with the reporter who spreads the villains' voice?

Scene: Mr. Damocles' office. Damocles and Jagged Stone watch the interview

Pixelator: I will continue my photoshoot until Jagged Stone turns up here in the flesh! Where are you, Jagged? Your biggest fan awaits you! All I want is one photo! Otherwise, soon, the people of Paris will be nothing but memories. (zaps Nadja and the camera man) Hahahahahaha!

Mr. Damocles: This is terrible!

Jagged Stone: I've got to do what Pixelator says!

Mr. Damocles: Surely, you can't be serious! It's dangerous out there!

Jagged Stone: Who cares about danger? Jagged Stone can turn down a television appearance! Just imagine what it would do for my career!

"Why didn't I do more to stop him?!" Mr. Damocles said about himself on-screen in exasperation.

"It's not your fault, sir. From what I know about Jagged, he can get pretty stubborn about his choices," Marinette said, trying to make her principal feel better.

What do you know about Jagged? How long are you gonna keep that lie up?! Lila thought as she laughed in her head.

Scene: The Champs-Élysées. The police has arrived to stop Pixelator. Roger Raincomprix appears, but Pixelator zaps him

Ladybug: Got an itchy trigger finger, eh?

Pixelator: I was expecting you, Ladybug. (Starts zapping her, but she dodges. She hides under a car, but Pixelator finds her) Look into the lens! (Pixelator still zaps her, but she dodges. She runs away from the zaps. She sees a lamppost, and she tries to grab it with her yo-yo, but she falls. Pixelator has her cornered)

Ladybug: I have a proposition to make! If you free those innocent people, I'll organize a photoshoot with Jagged Stone!

Hawk Moth: No! Don't listen to her! She's trying to trick you!

Pixelator: Why should I believe you, Ladybug?

Ladybug: Because you have no choice. I'm the only one who knows where Jagged is.

Pixelator: How about I free half of them now and the other half after the photoshoot. Deal?

Ladybug: 'kay. It's a deal. Yeah, right... (Pixelator starts freeing people, including Adrien and Chloé, who end up in the hotel. Nino is reading his Math book, and he sees them)

"So, that's how we got out! Thank you! Thank you!" Chloe thanked Marinette in a prayer's pose.

Nino: Dudes! You just scared me!

Adrien: (sees the TV) Fill in for me, will you Nino?

Nino: What do you think I've been doing this whole time? (Fang appears in a room. Sabrina sees him and faints in fear)

"What did you expect?! A crocodile just appeared really close to me from out of nowhere!" Sabrina said, defending herself as the other teens burst into laughter at her reaction to Fang on-screen.

Scene: The streets. Adrien hides under a billboard.

Plagg: If you want my opinion, I think someone's been akumatized.

Adrien: I think you're right. But where's the akuma?

[Transformation Sequence]

Adrien: Plagg, claws out! (Adrien transforms into Cat Noir)

Pixelator: I've kept my part of the deal, Ladybug, now bring me Jagged Stone!

Ladybug: Pixelator, I know your akuma's inside your glasses!

Pixelator: Stop wasting time! (Cat Noir is about to take his glasses off, but a civilian spots him.)

Civilian: Cat Noir. (Pixelator sees Cat Noir, and fights him. Pixelator throws him off)

"Ugh! What is it about civilians not keeping their mouths shut while we're trying to stop the supervillains?!" Adrien said in exasperation and everyone frowned and grumbled in agreement.

Ladybug: Thanks for dropping in.

Cat Noir: Not very handy, I see.

"In retrospect, that pun is kinda insensitive to the disabled. Sorry, m'lady," Adrien apologized, thinking about it.

"Don't worry about it, kitty. It is also kinda funny now that I think about it," Marinette said with a smile to her boyfriend who chuckled lightly.

Pixelator: What about our deal?

Hawk Moth: I told you she would betray you. Capture them already, I want their Miraculous! (Pixelator starts zapping them, but they dodge the zaps)

Ladybug: Together! (Ladybug attacks Pixelator with her yo-yo, but fails. Cat Noir is about to fight him with his staff, but Pixelator zaps him)

Cat Noir: Ahh! Oh, not again...

"You got zapped twice?! Seriously, dude?!" Nino said in exasperation as Adrien blushed in embarrassment.

Pixelator: When the cat's away, the mice will play. Ready to become immortalized?

Ladybug: Can't wait to live it up. (Ladybug dodges Pixelator's zaps. But she trips and falls because of her digitized arm and leg. Ladybug jumps into a purple car and does a high jump, but falls.)

Pixelator: Look into the lens!

Jagged Stone: Hey there, Pixelator! I've heard you wanted my photo!

Ladybug: Get out of here, Mr. Stone! (tries to follow him, but falls)

Jagged Stone: It's me you wanted all this time, right? Well, here I am. In the flesh.

Pixelator: Look into the lens...

Jagged Stone: Wait, wrong side. This isn't my best angle. No, no, wait. The lighting's all wrong. Does my nose look shorter this way? Oh, I know, this is better.

Pixelator: Ugh... Hurry up already!

Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (a powder compact appears) A powder compact?

"A powder compact?! How did you stop him with that?!" Sabrina asked in shock as well as everybody else except for the two heroes.

"Just wait and see," Marinette answered, pointing to the screen.

Jagged Stone: There, I think I'm ready.

"I have to admit that Jagged did help a lot," Marinette said and everybody else nodded in agreement.

Pixelator: No more moving! Look into the lens!

Ladybug: Don't do it, Mr. Stone!

Cat Noir: Cataclysm! (uses his Cataclysm to make a crack in the black space, freeing the people trapped in the photos)

"Why didn't you do that the first time?" Kim asked Adrien curiously.

"I was with Chloe that time, remember? I couldn't transform near her, therefore I couldn't use my power," Adrien explained as if it was obvious and everyone nodded in understanding.

Pixelator: Come on, open your eyes. (Ladybug sees Cat Noir, uses her vision, and Cat Noir's staff and the powder compact flash)

Ladybug: Batter up! (throws the compact. Cat Noir hits the compact with his staff, and it reflects Pixelator's beam, zapping him)

Pixelator: Huh... How did... Huh?

"Nice shot, dudes! No pun intended!" Nino said excitedly and everybody cheered in agreement except for Lila who stayed annoyed.

Hawk Moth: Next time I assure you it won't be a photo finish! I won't stop, Ladybug! I'll destroy you!

And I will help you! Whatever it takes to get her out of my life for good! Lila once again vowed to Hawk Moth in her head.

Ladybug: Miraculous Ladybug! (Throws the Lucky Charm into the air, turning everything back to normal. She crushes Pixelator's visor, freeing the akuma) No more evildoing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (Catches the akuma with her yo-yo) Gotcha! (releases the akuma, turning it into a normal butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly. (The Pixelator is brought back and turned back into Vincent)

Vincent: Huh? What happened? Where am I?

Ladybug & Cat Noir: Pound it!

"Pound it!" Marinette and Adrien once again fist-bumped and kissed in victory.

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Ms. Bustier thanks Mr. Bourgeois for the field trip.

Ms. Bustier: Thank you very much for this work experience day, Mr. Bourgeois. I'm sure we'll all remember it for a long time to come.

Mr. Bourgeois: So do I. Oh, wait, I almost forgot. Jagged Stone's giving a concert tonight, so, I'm giving tickets to the students who demonstrated the greatest effort today. (Penny gives tickets to Marinette, Alya and Adrien, except for Chloé)

Chloé: Ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!

"Chloe, besides the akuma attack, you spent the entire day flirting with me and trying to bring down anyone you think is beneath staying at your dad's hotel," Adrien explained to Chloe why she didn't get a ticket and everybody nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, I see it now," Chloe said sheepishly.

Scene: Jagged Stone's Concert.

Jagged Stone: Good evening, Paris!

Adrien: It's my first live concert, ever! It's amazing!

"It's seriously your first live concert ever, son?" Tom asked just as surprised as everybody else in the audience.

"Do stuffy boring operas count?" Adrien asked half-joking and half-serious in which everyone shook their heads in disagreement. "Then yes."

"OK, no offense, but your dad is the worst!" Kim said and some other teens murmured in agreement. Adrien stayed silent as he can't really argue with that and everyone else gave him sorry looks.

Marinette: (grins) Yeah, amazing!

Jagged Stone: I'd like to dedicate this song to the girl who saved my life. This one's for you, Ladybug. (Jagged Stone plays the song that's dedicated to Ladybug which makes Marinette surprised)

"That song was seriously awesome!" Adrien said and everyone else agreed except for Lila.

I could've said that the song named after me was better, but some people might be mega fans of that stupid guy! Lila thought bitterly.

"Speaking of Jagged Stone, his episode, Guitar Villain, is the next episode," Angel announced. "Now, let's rock!"