58. Heroes' Day Part 1: Catalyst

Scene: Early morning. Rooftops of Paris. Ladybug heads into Marinette's Bedroom and transforms back to Marinette.

Marinette: (yawns) Finally.

Scene: Adrien's bedroom. Cat Noir transforms back to Adrien.

Adrien: That villain was so tough. (Plagg yawns and falls onto the bed with Adrien)

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette realizes today is Heroes Day.

Marinette: Good night, Tikki.

Tikki: (kisses Marinette's forehead) Sleep tight, Marinette. (Phone rings)

Unknown Voice: Rise and shine everyone! Today is Heroes Day. A day when you too can be a hero!

"Ugh, seriously?! Do we get any sleep at all?!" Adrien asked, groaning in exasperation to his and Marinette's 24/7 double life, and his girlfriend groaned as well in agreement.

Marinette: Heroes Day?! (runs down the staircase) I completely forgot to plan my good deed today!

Tikki: And the fact that you were up all night saving Paris isn't enough of a good deed?

Marinette: No, Tikki. Because that was a secret and Ladybug's good deed. Heroes Day is when everyday citizens perform a good deed for other people's benefit (opens her purse). Come on, Tikki. (Tikki hides in Marinette's purse)

"Tikki, do I have to keep reminding you that I'm playing two different people?" Marinette asked her kwami about her double life and the kwami giggled in a sheepish manner.

Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie

Marinette: Dad, Mom, it's Heroes' Day today!

Tom: Just like every year, sweetie (grabs the box of macarons). I've put one of every flavor in there for each of your classmates.

Sabine: You can't get much better than that in the good deed department. (Smiles)

"Thanks for the macaroons for the entire class, you two!" Miss Bustier cheerfully thanked her student's parents along with the other students. The Dupain-Cheng adults then waved it off like it was no big deal.

Marinette: (hugs her parents) You guys are my heroes.

Scene: Adrien's bathroom. Adrien's brushing his teeth.

Plagg: (sighs) Heroes Day... We're already heroes. Come on, let's go back to bed!

Adrien: Plagg! (covers his nose) Do you really have to eat that so early in the morning?

Plagg: (eats the Camembert) Mhm.

Everybody giggled at Adrien's disgust towards Plagg's eating habits in amusement.

Scene: Agreste Mansion. Adrien grabs his bag in his room and sees his father in front of his mother's statue in the garden before going out. He sees Nathalie downstairs.

Nathalie: The fencing hall is booked for 6:05 p.m. and the Chinese classroom for 6:35 p.m. just as you wished, and remember that you have to make an appearance in the Agreste Foundation's Heroes Gala.

Adrien: I'll be there for sure. (Walks out the door escorted by his bodyguard)

Scene: The mansion's garden.

Gabriel: If it were to fail Nathalie, I could never forgive myself.

Nathalie: You made a promise to your wife. You've risked so much for the chance to bring her back. (Hands Gabriel her tablet) Lila has been harboring her rage against Ladybug for months, and today wherever she looks, she'll see the object of her hatred, and as predicted, her anger will reach devastating heights. Your plan is perfect, sir.

Gabriel: And you're sure you want to do this?

Nathalie: I will always be here for you. We will succeed. (Gabriel looks at the tablet once more and zooms in on Lila)

"LILA?!" Everybody asked very loudly as they all looked at the lying Italian girl, non-verbally asking her if she had anything to do with what happened. Lila just responded with a frown and looked away, not in the mood to answer.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Lila is on video chat with Miss Bustier's class.

Lila: (waves) Hello, everyone!

Miss Bustier's class: Hi, Lila!

Miss Bustier: We can't wait to hear what you've been doing since our last video chat. Tell us about your week in the Kingdom of Achu.

"Let me repeat: Lila was never in Achu!" Angel said as she reminded everyone else that she lied about that.

Lila: It's absolutely amazing! Prince Ali invited me and my parents to his gorgeous palace.

Marinette: Excuse me, Lila, but Prince Ali couldn't possibly have invited you because he is in the United States. (Nino and Adrien gasp)

"Even with that evidence, no one was listening to me!" Marinette pointed out in exasperation and her classmates and her teacher began to have guilty looks on their faces while Lila smirked at that small victory on-screen.

Lila: (laughs) I never said he was actually there, Marinette. I just said he invited us, that's all. His parents organized the visit-

Marinette: She's lying, and I'll expose her for the fake that she is.

Alya: Oh no, Marinette, not that again. She's not a liar. You're just jealous of Lila because she tried to hit on Adrien.

Marinette: Nu-uh. Not. True.

"OK, maybe that was true for like five minutes, Alya," Marinette said to Alya who looked down in shame for doubting her best friend about Lila.

Lila: I miss you guys so much. It's so hard being away on this magical trip so far from my friends, and especially on Heroes Day.

Class: Aw!

Miss Bustier: Lila, what good deed are you planning to do on this special day?

Lila: Today I'll be meeting up with Prince Ali to show him an idea I came up with. Marinette? Prince Ali is coming back to Achu today, isn't he?

Marinette: Yeah, that's right.

Max: What idea is this, Lila?

Rose: I'm sure it's amazing! (Marinette bites her phone)

Lila: Oh, it's nothing much! During our world travels, my diplomat parents have helped me convince the leaders of several nations to agree to reduce world pollution. (Adrien shakes his head) And I'm very optimistic that the prince will jump on board.

Miss Bustier: That's incredible, Lila! Thank you on behalf of planet Earth.

"I cannot believe we were falling for this crud!" Alix said in exasperated shame of herself and the others groaned, feeling the same way.

"Like I said, you all are idiots!" Lila taunted the audience and they all gave her death glares in response.

Lila: Well sure. Superheroes like Ladybug might save lives, but they couldn't care less about the environment, so somebody has to come to the rescue. (Marinette drops her head on the desk)

"Did you all, except for Marinette of course, not catch that subtle insult towards Ladybug?!" Kagami asked the class in exasperation and they groaned in shame once again in response.

"Has Lila always been this annoying?" Alya asked herself and the others while Lila just had an insulted shocked look on her face.

"No, Alya! I keep outing her as a liar because I just love the sound of her totally fake sickly sweet voice!" Marinette sarcastically ranted and the people who never believed Lila in the first place expressed similar sentiments.

Miss Bustier: I'm sure Ladybug would be very impressed by what you're doing.

Lila: Thank you for your encouraging words. I'm sorry, but it's late here with the time difference. As you can see behind me, the sun's already going down. I have to leave you now. See you soon!

"Some of you might know this. What's the time difference between Paris and Achu?" Marinette asked, already knowing the answer.

"Approximately four hours," Max answered as the class genius.

"And when did we video chat with Lila?" Marinette rhetorically asked and the entire class (except for Marinette, Adrien, Chloe, and Lila) began to drop their heads in shame for not realizing it sooner.

Miss Bustier: Thank you so much for calling us, Lila. And good luck with your project. (Marinette bangs her head on the desk)

Class: Bye! (Video chat ends)

Scene: Lila's room. After the video chat. Lila closes a website about Prince Ali.

Lila's Mother: (while using her phone) Who was that on the phone?

Lila: Mom? You know perfectly well that was my boyfriend, Adrien. He misses me so much he can't stop calling.

"EW! You told your mom I'm your boyfriend?!" Adrien asked Lila in exasperation and disgust while resisting the urge to vomit at the thought. The girls who had ever been attracted to Adrien (Marinette, Chloe, and Kagami) reacted the same way while the others were just annoyed that she lied to her own mother.

"What were you going to do if Adrien tells the public that he's dating someone else or if he ever met your mother?" Marinette asked her enemy in a similar exasperated manner.

"I would tell her that Adrien broke my heart for that unfortunate floozy! And like he's ever gonna meet my mom with all the hours she's been working!" Lila taunted and laughed while everybody else glared at her in disgust.

Lila's Mother: And school still hasn't reopened yet?

Lila: No. It's too dangerous with all these akumatizations happening.

"How can that woman be so easily fooled by her own daughter?" Mr. Damocles whispered to Miss Bustier who frowned and shrugged in response. What they didn't know was that the Dupain-Cheng parents were also having the same whispered discussion since the daughter has been targeting their own, both sides of her.

Lila's Mother: (phone rings) Ah, there he is now, your school principal.

Lila: Do not answer him! (Grabs the phone) He's been akumatized too! Another poor soul that useless Ladybug was unable to save.

"USELESS?!" Everybody in the audience shouted at the lying girl in disbelief and rage, with Adrien and Alya being the loudest.

Lila's Mother: Huh? (Crowd cheering outside. It's Ladybug! is played.) All these akumatizations are quite concerning. I'll bring it up at our next embassy meeting. (Kisses Lila on the head) Ciao my bella! Your lunch is in the fridge. I'll try not to be home too late.

Lila: Grr…

"A bit dumb to fall for your crud, but your mom seems nice and lovely. I feel sorry for her," Marinette said with a frown towards Lila and everyone else murmured in agreement, feeling sorry for the poor woman as well.

"So, you've been sitting around in your house all day for weeks pretending you're on some around-the-world trip while also lying to your mom about the school being closed?! You're even more pathetic than I thought, Rossi!" Chloe said in disbelief and everyone else never thought they would agree with one of Chloe's mean comments.

"And you do know that skipping school for weeks without a valid reason is a crime?" Sabrina asked Lila, remembering what her father had taught her about crimes.

"No, it's not!" Lila argued, not aware of the fact.

"Sabrina's right, Lila. It's called truancy," Miss Bustier calmly but gravely said with the most sterning frown she's ever sported. "It's not exactly a jail offense, but it's still very big trouble."

"Yeah, well, truancy is the least of her offenses as we go along further in this episode and the rest of the show. So, brace yourself," Angel said as the episode replayed and the audience turned their attention back to the screen.

Scene: Mr. Damocles' Office

Mr. Damocles: Lila's parents must be caught in a typhoon overseas. I can't get a hold of them. It is now the hour of The Owl! Hoo! Hoo!

Scene: Miss Bustier's classroom.

Miss Bustier: Well, it isn't going to be easy living up to Lila's standards but let's not forget that we can all be heroes for this one day. We may not have Prince Ali as a friend but…

"Oh, I think it'd be pretty easy to do better than Lie-la's standards, since she has done NOTHING HEROIC!" Alix pointed out loudly and everyone else nodded in agreement while Lila growled furiously.

Mr. Damocles: We do have imagination. Hoo! Hoo! (Pulls up image of French Miraculous superhero team) This year, Ladybug and Cat Noir have been our heroes, protecting us from the terrible Hawk Moth. They've shown us that heroism is beyond comic books and fairy tales. Heroism is real, and it is up to you to show us how Ladybug and Cat Noir brought out the best in all of us. By being everyday heroes.

Miss Bustier: So what heroic deeds have you all planned? Nino?

Nino: I gotta admit, I've never used to do anything for anyone before, but Ladybug and Cat Noir have shown me what being cool is really about. (Marinette and Adrien are surprised and smiled) So this year, I'm going to visit the elderly residents at the local retirement home and play them all their favorite songs. (The class claps)

Miss Bustier: Adrien?

Adrien: Today I plan to give my fencing classmates a lesson in Chinese and my Chinese classmates a lesson in fencing.

Miss Bustier: Alya?

Alya: Last year, I wrote an article about equipping public buildings with disabled access. But after seeing Ladybug and Cat Noir going that extra mile every single day, I decided that I, too, can do better. So I got the mayor's approval to improve facilities so that handicap kids can actually attend our school.

Miss Bustier: What about you, Marinette?

Marinette: Uh...so I, uh, yeah. I have...macarons.

Chloé: Wow, like every year? You obviously went above and beyond, Dupain-Cheng.

Alya: Hey! She did what she could, and that's better than nothing.

Chloé: Hey, I am doing something. Now that I'm a superhero myself, I'll be signing autographs for anyone who wants one.

Marinette: Wait! It's not just macarons for us. I'm actually organizing a school-wide macaron tasting. (The class gasps) Yeah. And they'll be more than just macarons, too. They'll be pastries and pies and fruits and cakes for anyone who wants them. I invite everybody to the biggest tasting at the park tonight.

Ivan: Cake for everyone! (The class cheers)

"I have to confess, everyone. I sort of lied about the tasting at the park. I let everyone fawning over Lila's supposed Heroes' Day project and Chloe's comment about me just bringing macaroons get to me. I'm really sorry," Marinette apologized to her class.

"See?! And you all jumped down my throat!" Lila sneered towards Marinette's confession about her own lie.

"But unlike you, Marinette actually feels bad about her lies," Adrien said with a frown, defending his girlfriend. "Don't worry about it, m'lady. You have done so much for us even without being Ladybug that it doesn't compare to one tiny little lie you told us."

"Adrien's right, girl," Alya said to her best friend with a smile and suddenly, everyone else (except for Lila of course) expressed similar sentiments with smiles.

"They are right, Marinette. Did you think I chose you to be Ladybug out of pure impulse?" Master Fu rhetorically asked Marinette with a smile, and the girl smiled back at the old man.

Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie

Tom: Oh, wow. That's not the same as every year, Marinette.

Marinette: How 'bout just half, then? 500 macarons, 100 pies, 300 sweet buns, and just 1000 croissants. That should be enough.

Tom: If I didn't have this giant Ladybug cake to finish by tonight, I would gladly rise to the challenge but there's simply no way I can do both. I've committed myself, Marinette. I can't let the mayor down.

Marinette: And I committed myself way over my head. Now I'm gonna let my whole class down.

Sabine: It's not too late to tell them the truth. Your friends will understand.

Marinette: But it won't be very heroic.

Sabine: Yes, it will. Being brave enough to face one's mistakes is heroic.

Marinette: You're right. (grabs an apron) If I get to work right away, I'll have enough time to make the macarons by myself (leaves the room while Tom and Sabine shrug at each other).

"Not what we had in mind about being heroic, sweetheart," Tom said sternly towards his daughter who shrugged with a sheepish smile.

"Well, at least you tried to make your lie come true, girl. Unlike some people," Alya said in consolation to her best friend while also sporting another frown towards Lila, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

Scene: Agreste Mansion. Adrien finishes eating and then reaches for his phone.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Nathalie: (looks at her phone) Sir, Adrien has a special request. He'd like to go to a picnic tonight.

Gabriel: Fine. The plan is already in motion. Soon Paris will mourn their heroes. (smirks)

Scene: Lila's room

Lila: (scrolls through laptop) Liar! Traitor! Coward! (comes across an interview with Gabriel Agreste and Nadja Chamack)

Gabriel: (on the laptop) In honor of the wonderful Ladybug who has saved my son Adrien and myself, and who relentlessly protects all of us everyday, I have financed this tribute to Ladybug. Because Ladybug is the only true hero unlike her mediocre imitations, such as Volpina.

Lila: (screams with rage and throws her laptop against a wall) I hate you, Ladybug!

"Two words for you that are very important nowadays, Lila: Anger. Management," Marinette said to the lying sociopath in reaction to the latter's hateful outburst on-screen and everyone else murmured in agreement as they flinched at that outburst. Meanwhile, Lila just sported an outraged look on her face just like she did on-screen.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Gabriel: (watches the rest of the interview on his tablet before handing it to Nathalie) You were right, Nathalie. It's all going according to plan.

[Transformation Sequence]

Gabriel: Nooroo, dark wings rise! (Gabriel transforms into Hawk Moth)

Hawk Moth: (creates akuma) Fly away, my little akuma and evilize the one who's been waiting your return for so long.

Scene: Lila's room. The akuma enters Lila's wristband.

Hawk Moth: Volpina!

Lila: Hawk Moth!

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Hawk Moth: Your dreams were once a reality until Ladybug turned them into a nightmare. Regain your power of illusion and make this Heroes Day a nightmare for all Parisians.

Scene: Lila's room

Lila: With great pleasure, Hawk Moth. (transforms into Volpina)

"I knew it! Lila got re-akumatized as Volpina and created the illusion that I was akumatized and killed Cat Noir," Marinette said in anger, pointing to the screen after everyone else started to understand what happened that day.

"Let me get this straight, Lila. You helped my father create a mass-akuma attack and costing the lives of many innocent civilians in Paris because of some stupid petty grudge against Ladybug?!" Adrien asked very loudly, more angry than he has ever been in his whole life, and everyone else was feeling the same way.

"IT'S NOT STUPID! SHE CALLED ME A LIAR AND HUMILIATED ME! AND ALL OF PARIS STILL WORSHIPS THE GROUND SHE WALKS ON?! IT'S NOT FAIR! WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?!" Lila said in a very loud and angry outburst while pointing at Marinette.

"GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON?!" All the teens yelled out the obvious answer before Marinette started to speak.

"Look, Lila! You don't have to like me or be a huge fan of mine. I'm sure there are some other people in Paris who don't even worship me nor Cat Noir. But, at least, they respect and support both of us enough to keep battling against a crazy terrorist and keeping the city safe on a regular basis!" Marinette said in her defense and everyone else murmured in agreement.

"If one little humiliation incident is what it takes for you to join Hawk Moth against our heroes and practically all of Paris, you really should have your mind examined by a psychiatrist," Kagami noted in anger.

"AMEN!" Everyone else responded to Kagami's comment towards Lila.

"Just you wait! You all will pay!" Lila shouted before Angel snapped her fingers and transported the evil girl to her bedroom.

"I put her back in her bedroom," Angel said. "It's a good thing she's not in court. Her defense of her actions is pretty ridiculous and she would be laughed and booed out of the courtroom." Everyone in the audience chuckled in agreement and turned their attention back to the show on the screen.

Scene: Heroes Day Parade

Reporter: Look at all these Parisians! So happy to be parading in honor of their heroes.

Scene: Eiffel Tower. Volpina plays her flute and creates an illusion.

Scene: Heroes Day Parade

Child: Look, Mommy! Ladybug looks weird.

Mother: Come on, sweetie. That's no Ladybug, that's - Ladybug?! (Illusion Cat Noir and Illusion Ladybug fight on top of the floats)

Illusion Ladybug: Hahahaha!

Illusion Cat Noir: Move out of the way everyone! She's been akumatized!

Illusion Ladybug: Hahahaha! Is that fear I smell, kitty? If you're looking for trouble, you've found it! (Attacks Illusion Cat Noir with her yoyo)

Reporter: Ladybug and Cat Noir are fighting each other! This is incredible ladies and gentlemen.

Illusion Ladybug: It's over my sweet little kitty! Give me your miraculous!

Illusion Cat Noir: If Hawk Moth wants a ring, he can make one himself. (Illusion Cat then gets hit by Illusion Ladybug's yoyo and is launched to another float. Parisians gasp after seeing Illusion Cat Noir get launched to the Carapace Float)

Illusion Ladybug: It's not nice to deny the request of a friend of a friend.

Illusion Cat Noir: We'll probably only be friends again until you've been deakumatized. (Illusion Ladybug then uses her yoyo to grab Illusion Cat Noir's left arm) Meanwhile, I've got a nice gift for Hawk Moth. A very cool, Cataclysm!

Illusion Ladybug: Cataclysm to you too! (Illusion Ladybug then forces Illusion Cat's right arm onto himself, causing him to be destroyed by his own cataclysm. Parisians gasp from the turn of events.) Hahahahahaha! I've WON! HAWK MOTH HAS WON! Fear, people of Paris. There's no one left to protect you.

Child: Is Ladybug a baddie now? (The child drops her Ladybug doll)

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Hawk Moth: So much sadness. So much disappointment. I can feel the chasm of despair and fear about to open and swallow up every single Parisian. Dear Volpina, you've performed your role well for the time being.

Scene: Eiffel Tower

Hawk Moth: (to Volpina from his lair) We will meet again very soon.

Volpina: I'll be waiting, Hawk Moth.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth removes Volpina's akuma.

Scene: Eiffel Tower. Lila watches as her akuma flies away and smirks.

"OK, if that girl is willing to stand by and see Paris get wrecked by re-akumatized supervillains with such excitement, she's officially pure evil," Alya noted in anger towards Lila's actions.

"Like Kagami said, that lying witch should have her crazy head checked out by a doctor!" Chloe said, agreeing with what Kagami said earlier and everybody else grumbled in agreement with both her and Alya's comments.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth: (creates another akuma) Are you ready, Nathalie?

Nathalie: (approaches Hawk Moth) They've been keeping you from achieving your dream for way too long. I will go to any lengths to end the reign of Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Hawk Moth: Good. (puts akuma inside tablet) Catalyst. You have always been my most loyal supporter. I give you the ability to boost powers. (Nathalie transforms into Catalyst)

Catalyst: (touches Hawk Moth's cane) Hawk Moth, I give you the power to release as many akumas as you desire. From now on, you are the all-mighty Scarlet Moth. (Hawk Moth transforms into Scarlet Moth)

Scarlet Moth: (creates many akumas with his cane) Fly away my little akumas. Find the Parisians as they despair over Cat Noir and Ladybug's final hour and evilize each and every one of them.!

"So, Nathalie was akumatized into Catalyst and she boosted my father's powers, so he was able to release all those akumas at once!" Adrien said as he and everybody else looked at the scene in realization.

Scene: Dupain-Cheng bakery

Marinette: I've got 32 minutes until the end of lunch break. At a rate of 10 macarons per minute that works out to... (opens oven and finds burned macarons) ...one big fail! Ah! Tikki, help me!

Tikki: Do you want me to go back and fetch some more sugar?

Marinette: Why don't you just transform me into Ladybug instead? With a bit of luck, my Lucky Charm will give us a giant electric whisk or an oven full of quiches. (Tikki gives Marinette a disapproving look) I know. It wouldn't be very hero-like of me to use my powers just for my own purposes.

Tikki: Just tell your friends the truth, Marinette.

Marinette: But that'll spoil the whole party.

Tikki: Today's Heroes Day, Marinette. Nothing can spoil the party.

"And you jinxed it, sugarcube!" Plagg pointed out in which Tikki slapped the back of his head in response.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont

Marinette: (walking up the school steps) Well, anyone can get carried away from time to time.

Adrien: (running towards Marinette) Marinette! This is awesome! My father gave me permission to come to your tasting.

Marinette: I, I, I, huh...?

Adrien: (saddened) You didn't make enough pastries for me, is that it?

Marinette: Oh no! We've got plenty! You're so cute. I mean, uh, it's so cute - cool. It's cool that you can make it. (Adrien smiles and he and Marinette enter the building where they notice several students staring worryingly at their phones. They approach Rose, Juleka, and Mylène)

Marinette: What's going on? (Rose shows her and Adrien a news broadcast with Nadja Chamack, Jagged Stone, and Clara Nightingale)

Nadja: Cat Noir defeated. Ladybug in the clutches of the terrible Hawk Moth. This is Paris' worst nightmare.

Jagged: Ladybug defeated? Nothing will ever be rock 'n roll again.

Clara: We'll have to cancel the concert? (she and Jagged Stone sadly hug)

"I can imagine an angry mob with torches and pitchforks surrounding Lila's house once all of Paris finds out she's the cause of that disaster with Hawk Moth's help," Alix said in gritted anger that the girl that she and most of her friends thought of as a cool new friend turned out to be such an evil witch.

"Maybe we should wait until we defeat my father. We don't wanna give him any more ammunition from that angry mob," Adrien said in retrospect of that idea and everyone nodded in agreement as they can't wait for Lila to get her comeuppance and be out of their lives for good.

Nadja: You're right, Clara. There's no sense in celebrating Heroes' Day, either. (suddenly, a swarm of scarlet akumas fly into the scene and infect Nadja, Jagged, and Clara, turning them back into Prime Queen, Guitar Villain, and Frightningale)

Prime Queen: Dear viewers, what does make sense is getting ready for the coming of...

Guitar Villain: ...our new lead rock star...

Frightningale: ...Scarlet Moth! (Adrien and Marinette gasp when a whole bunch of scarlet akumas fly into the school and begin infecting several students and staff)

"So, we were all our old akumatized forms but red?" Ivan asked as well as most other people and the heroes nodded in confirmation.

Chloé: It's okay. No need to panic. I know what I have to do. (She rushes home. Mylène is turned back into Horrificator)

Ivan: Mylène! NO! (He is turned back into Stoneheart. Max is turned back into Gamer. Rose is turned back into Princess Fragrance)

Juleka: This is bad! (Princess Fragrance laughs evilly) Real bad! Ah! (fearfully backs away from the scarlet akumas)

Marinette: Don't let fear control you, Juleka.

Miss Bustier: Remember now! There's a hero in every one of us.

Mr. Damocles: As long as we show we're not scared. Hoot hoot! (fires grappling hook)

Nino: I am scared! (Juleka calms down, making the scarlet akumas fly away from her)

"Nice job, Juleka!" Rose congratulated and applauded her best friend for not giving in to one of the scarlet akumas.

Alya: That's it! We can't let fear get the better of us! (she and Nino comfort each other, driving the scarlet akumas away from them; Alya then reaches for her phone and calls Nora) Nora, whatever you do, don't let fear get a hold of you, you got me?

Scene: Césaire Apartment.

Nora: Fear? Little sister, fear is afraid of me! (crushes scarlet akumas with broomstick while Etta and Ella cheer her on)

"Looks like my sisters were way ahead of me!" Alya said in pride of her sisters battling against the akumas.

Scene: Outside Collège Françoise Dupont. Adrien's bodyguard is waiting outside the school when he notices the scarlet akumas; he fearfully tries to run away from them only to be transformed back into Gorizilla.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Dark Cupid flies over Fred and Alix as they are turned back into The Mime and Timebreaker.

Timebreaker: Yeah!

Marinette: (runs into the bathroom stall) Too many people have been akumatized. It'd be foolish to try to fight them all. We must go see Master Fu right away.

"Smart plan, Marinette," Master Fu said proudly and everyone else murmured in agreement while nervous at the sight on-screen.

[Transformation Sequence]

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug. Meanwhile, Adrien is looking for a place to hide when suddenly Gorizilla spots and grabs him)

Scarlet Moth: Good, Gorizilla. Whatever happens, do not release Adrien. His safety is your number one priority. Now, come my dear akumatized friends. (akumatized villains all head in the same direction)

Ladybug: (jumps on top of the school building and looks down at the villains) What are they doing? (takes off, unaware that Vanisher is watching her)

Scarlet Moth: Do not let her out of your sight, Vanisher.

"Ugh! I hate invisible akumas!" Marinette groaned in frustration as she saw Vanisher sneaking up on her on-screen, remembering both her and Troublemaker.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Scarlet Moth: She's probably going to recruit other superheroes to help her battle my army. Without knowing it, she's going to lead us to the guardian of the Miraculous.

Scene: Parisian streets. Gorizilla is taking Adrien away from the fight; Plagg and Adrien look at each other, and after Adrien gives him an approving nod, Plagg sneaks behind the two and uses Cataclysm on the ground below them to make Gorizilla drop Adrien; when he does, Adrien runs and hides.

Plagg: See that? I barely destroyed anything.

"Well, at least that was less destructive than it was during the battle with Style Queen," Tikki said, impressed as well as everyone else about Plagg's Cataclysm on-screen.

Adrien: (pats Plagg's head) You're my hero, Plagg.

[Transformation Sequence]

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

Scene: Some other Parisian streets

Ladybug: (heads towards Master Fu's place when she suddenly gets the feeling that she's being followed, so she ducks inside a nearby sewer and hides; she soon spots Vanisher and grabs her with her yo-yo) I knew it! (snatches her glasses, break them, and purifies the akuma, turning Vanisher back into Sabrina)

"Whew! That was close!" Adrien noted about Ladybug defeating Vanisher and turning her back into Sabrina on-screen.

"Yeah, being Ladybug has taught me to be more vigilant," Marinette said. "Sorry I had to break your glasses, Sabrina."

"Well, better than me being invisible all the time," Sabrina said, waving it off like it's no big deal and everyone else giggled in agreement.

Sabrina: Ladybug? (hugs Ladybug) It's really you? The real Ladybug?

Ladybug: Of course.

Sabrina: We all saw you akumatized! You destroyed Cat Noir and you took his Miraculous to Hawk Moth. It was...

Ladybug: An illusion? (gasp) Volpina! (climbs up the sewer)

Sabrina: I'm going to tell the world not to lose hope because the real Ladybug is still going strong.

Ladybug: It is Heroes Day, after all. And I wouldn't miss it for the world.

"I suspected it from the start that Lila turned into Volpina again and created that illusion, but I didn't say anything because I didn't really have any proof that points to her," Marinette noted as a way of apologizing that she didn't say anything about Lila's involvement during Heroes' Day. After some serious thought, everyone nodded in agreement.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Scarlet Moth: Vanisher? Why have I lost contact with you? Ladybug must've found you out, but there's no way she'll be able to figure out what I have in store for her next.

Scene: Master Fu's place

Master Fu: (opens the door for Marinette) I always knew that one day Hawk Moth would realize just how powerful he could be. That day has come, Marinette. (takes out the Miracle box) Marinette Dupain-Cheng, you must pick an ally you can trust to fight alongside you on this mission. Once the mission is over, you will get the Miraculous back from them and return it to me.

Tikki: Take them all, Marinette! There need to be as many of us as possible.

Marinette: No, Tikki. In this case, less is more. I won't have time to explain everything again. I need allies who already know what needs to be done. (picks up the Fox and Bee Miraculous) If I may, Master? (Master Fu hands Marinette the Turtle Miraculous) So you want the Miraculouses, Hawk Moth? Then that's what you're going to get!

"Plus, Tikki, where am I gonna find holders for the other Miraculouses? I just got lucky that the temporary allies I already had didn't give in to the akumas!" Marinette reminded her kwami who giggled sheepishly after thinking about it in retrospect while the others murmured in agreement.

Scene: Parisian streets. Ladybug is running on top of building rooftops when she receives a call from Cat Noir.

Ladybug: Cat Noir.

Cat Noir: No way I was gonna miss this party, m'lady. Especially with all these guests.

Ladybug: (on the phone) How many?

Cat Noir: 1...2...3... Too many to count. Looks like Hawk Moth made quite an army for himself.

Ladybug: (on the phone) It's just as well. I'm planning to do the same. (shows up besides Cat Noir)

Cat Noir: M'lady.

Ladybug: I've got a mission for you. (hands him the Bee Miraculous)

Cat Noir: Whoa.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Alya and Nino are hiding in the locker room.

Alya: When this is over, I swear I'll take you to the movies.

Nino: No, I'll take you to the movies.

Ladybug: (bursts in) Alya. Nino. You guys like action movies, right?

Nino: Ladybug? The real Ladybug? But...?

Ladybug: I'm sorry for what I'm about to do. I know I'm revealing your secret identities but I don't have time to find a good excuse to give them to you separately. (presents the Miraculous boxes) Rena Rouge and Carapace, I need you both!

Nino: (to Alya) You're Rena Rouge?

Alya: Of course I am. (opens the Miraculous box)

Nino: And you never told me? (Trixx flies around him as Alya puts the Fox Miraculous around her neck)

Trixx: It was supposed to be a secret, right?

"Here we go again, Trixx!" Alya said excitedly as she hi-fives her with kwami.

[Transformation Sequence]

Alya: Trixx, let's pounce! (Alya transforms into Rena Rouge)

Nino: So awesome! (grabs Miraculous box) But aren't you at least a bit surprised that I'm Carapace?

"Never mind about that," Nino said, blushing in embarrassment, now that he knows how Alya knew that he was Carapace while everyone chuckles at him.

Rena Rouge: My sweet clueless boy. Just transform. (Nino opens the Miraculous box and greets Wayzz with a handshake and they say dude to each other.)

"Dude!" Both Nino and Wayzz say to each other excitedly while they fist-bump each other.

[Transformation Sequence]

Nino: Wayzz, shell on! (Nino transforms into Carapace)

Scene: Le Grand Paris hotel. Chloé has a Bee Signal set up, which soon turns off.

"Was that really necessary, Chloe? We already know where your secret lair is!" Marinette said as she laughed in amusement along with everyone else, referring to the Bee Signal.

"I just...wanted to signal and remind you both the perfect time for me to be Queen Bee again," Chloe reluctantly and nervously admitted while everyone else laughed harder.

Chloé: Ugh. I was starting to wonder what was taking you so long. (notices Cat Noir) What!? Ladybug sent over her second fiddle?

"Second fiddle? Cat Noir is just as important as I am!" Marinette said with a frown towards Chloe who looked down sheepishly while Adrien looked at his girlfriend with adoring eyes.

Cat Noir: You know what? I'm sure I can find Ladybug a much better Queen Bee. (walks away)

Chloé: Okay, okay, we're good. Just give it to me. We've got work to do.

Cat Noir: What's the magic word?

Chloé: Oh, c'mon. Everyone knows that it's buzz on.

Everyone including Chloe herself facepalmed but also chuckled at that moment.

Cat Noir: Uh uh uh.

Chloé: Oh. That magic word. (sighs) Could you give me my Miraculous, Cat Noir? Please.

Cat Noir: Sorry, I didn't get that.

Chloé: Please! (receives the Miraculous box and opens it up)

"Sorry, Chlo. But you needed to learn your manners," Adrien said with a teasing smirk towards his childhood friend, making everybody else (including Chloe herself who nodded in agreement) laugh harder.

Pollen: Greetings, my queen.

"At your service again, my queen," Pollen said, excited to see her Miraculous at work again.

[Transformation Sequence]

Chloé: Pollen, buzz on! (Chloé transforms into Queen Bee)

Scene: The Heroes gather on the rooftop of Palais de Chaillot.

Queen Bee: Why don't we fly in there and fight already?

Ladybug: We won't be able to defeat them if we don't know what they're planning.

Scene: Eiffel Tower. Scarlet Moth lands. The scene briefly returns to Catalyst in Hawk Moth's Lair and then to Scarlet Moth once more.

Catalyst: Good luck, Scarlet Moth.

Scarlet Moth: Ladybug, Cat Noir, behold my powerful army and have no doubt that today belongs to Scarlet Moth!

Scene: Césaire's Apartment, Nora tells her sisters that Ladybug and Cat Noir at still alive and on the good side.

Nora: Ha, I told you so! If that fly-weight is talking to them, it means that Ladybug and "Mister Whiskers" is still around, and on the good guys' side.

Ella and Etta: Yay! Ladybug! Ladybug!

"Good thing my sisters weren't fooled!" Alya once again said in pride of her sisters.

Scene: Rooftop of Palais de Chaillot. Heroes plan their next move.

Queen Bee: Don't get too cocky, Hawk Moth. I'm gonna sting you where it hurts.

Cat Noir: It's only like ten villains for every one of us. Who wants Hawk Moth? How about we play rock, paper , scissors for it?

Carapace: I got your back.

Rena Rouge: No, I got your back.

Carapace: No, I do.

Rena Rouge: No, I do. (Queen Bee facepalms and Cat Noir shakes his head)

"Fight the villains first, fight like an old married couple later!" Angel jokingly shouted over to Rena Rouge and Carapace on-screen and everyone else laughed in response except for Alya and Nino who blushed furiously.

Cat Noir: So, what's the heroes' plan m'lady? (Ladybug looks at Hawk Moth's Army)

"And...that's the cliffhanger of the first part of the Heroes' Day special!" Angel announced. "Let's move on to the next part which is called Mayura, as in Nathalie's first appearance as Mayura as some of you remember." Everyone nodded their heads in response as they looked excitedly on how the battle that day turned out as most of them were re-akumatized and didn't remember what happened that day.