80. Timetagger

Scene: Place des Vosges. Ella and Etta Césaire are playing soccer, while Marinette and Alya are rapping.

Alya: (rapping)

Alya's on the line, I rise and shine,

When I pick up the mic like this game is mine.

Fake MC's can't catch my flow,

'cause I whip up the beat with each word I throw!

(Alya hands Marinette her phone.)

Marinette: (rapping) Eh– The name's Marinette, I bake chouquettes, I love drawing and… sewing blankets? Uh… (giggles)

Alya: C'mon, c'mon!

Marinette: Uhhhh…

App: (laughs) Fifty words?! You flow so low, you need a shovel to dig it! (Both Alya and Marinette laugh, Chris walks up to them and sits down.)

"Good thing Frightningale doesn't control this app," Adrien said about Marinette's skills on Freestyle Clash with everyone else laughing in agreement (even Marinette herself).

Marinette: Shoot, I'm so bad at this game.

Chris: Hmph.

Alya: What's up? You don't want to play with my sisters anymore?

Chris: I'm not a baby anymore, can I play Freestyle Clash II with you?

Marinette: C'mon Chris, it's a game for big kids! You know that.

Chris: Ugh, that's what you always say! (Marinette spots pigeons formed as a bomb in the sky)

"Was that Mr. Pigeon AGAIN?!" Alya asked with an annoyed tone.

"Yep. For the 24th time," Marinette answered with a bored deadpan tone, causing the others to groan in annoyance.

"That dude seriously needs therapy," Nino noted about Mr. Ramier and everyone else chuckled in agreement.

"I never thought I'd say this, but I'm almost tempted to have Daddy pay for the therapy. I mean, talk about something utterly ridiculous!" Chloe added which made everyone else laugh harder.

Marinette: Uh, again?! Alya, can you handle these three on your own? I uh, I just remembered I promised my dad I would try out his new macaron recipe.

Alya: Mmm, sounds yummy! Maybe we could all come over and try it out with you if that's okay?

Marinette: Oh yeah, I mean no! (laughs) Dad's always super shy whenever he tries out a new recipe like, "Oh, what if it doesn't taste good?" (laughs) Okay, catch you later, best BFF in the world! (Marinette runs away and facepalms herself. She hides behind a pillar of a nearby building.)

Tikki: That macaron recipe excuse wasn't exactly your best one yet, Marinette.

Marinette: I know but I'm running out of excuses. I've needed so many this week. Tikki, spots on!

"Well, lucky you don't have to carry that burden anymore," Alya said, slightly tired of the poor excuses her best friend gives as well while Marinette just facepalmed herself.

Scene: Louvre, outside. Cat Noir is looking unimpressed at Mr. Pigeon, who is flying on a flock of pigeons in front of the Louvre.

Mr. Pigeon: Ladybug, Chat Noir, if you don't give me your Miraculous, this pigeon-iron will crash down on the Louvre pyramid and give all the tourists inside it perfectly flat socks! Pigeons have a right to culture, too. (Pigeons make noises. Ladybug arrives on the scene.)

Cat Noir: Hey there, m'lady. No need to brief you on this one, right?

Ladybug: (sighs) Nope. Let's just end this fast like the last 23 other times. (bored) Lucky Charm. (The Lucky Charm animation isn't shown, but Ladybug receives a palm-sized object. It's uncertain what it is or what she uses it for)

Cat Noir: Cataclysm. (The camera turns to a group of bystanders. They have their phones out, recording the fight. The audience can be heard gasping and seen cringing several times. Feathers fly in front of the camera.)

"Wow! Never seen you two so zen and bored during an akuma attack," Mylene said in slight surprise as well as everyone else (except for the two heroes).

"Let me emphasize: 24TH TIME!" Marinette answered on behalf of herself and Adrien. Everyone else nodded and murmured in agreement.

Mr. Pigeon: (off screen) Nooooo! (A few grunts of victory can be heard from Ladybug and Cat Noir and the bystanders turn to rapidly typing on their phones.)

Ladybug: Bye bye, little butterfly. (Ladybug releases a white butterfly from her yo-yo; Mr. Pigeon is engulfed in purple magic and turns back into Mr. Ramier.)

Mr. Ramier: Huh? Huh? Please don't tell me it happened again.

Ladybug: It's okay, Mr. Ramier. We'll always be here to bring you back to the good side.

Mr. Ramier: Hmm. Can I buy you both ice cream to make up for it?

Cat Noir: (his ring flashes its first warning) Well, since we keep getting better at this, we have a few minutes before we transform.

Ladybug: Hmm, why not?

Scene: Jardin des Tuileries. Ladybug, Cat Noir and Mr. Ramier are sitting on a bench, eating ice cream. Cat Noir stuffs the entire ice cream down his gob.

Mr. Ramier: I'm really sorry, I just can't help it. Whenever something happens to my beloved pigeons it breaks my heart and—

Cat Noir: And Hawk Moth akumatizes you again?

Ladybug: There must be some way to make sure this doesn't keep happening. (Ladybug's earrings and Cat Noir's ring begin to beep rapidly.)

And you will! Angel thought, referring to the Magical Charms that Ladybug would create in the future.

Cat Noir: We gotta get going.

Ladybug: Thanks for the ice cream.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth's window closes.

Hawk Moth: This man is hopeless. I've akumatized him 24 times and not once has he come close to succeeding. Nooroo, dark wings fall-! Huh–?! What is this? A powerful negative emotion. I've never felt this before. Where could such energy be coming from?

Scene: Louvre, outside.

Ladybug and Cat Noir: Pound it. (They're about to leave when a portal opens up behind them)

Timetagger: (rapping)

Yo-yo! I'm Timetagger from the future, man!

I criss-cross time with a spraypaint can.

Looks like your time's up at last,

'cause I'm gonna send you way back to the past!

(He spray paints the floor, graffiti appears; he also spray paints Mr. Ramier, he gets sucked into a green portal. The year '1630' appears. A huge statue appears.)

"Everyone, meet Timetagger!" Angel announced as soon as the supervillain appeared on-screen much to everyone's shock (except for the two heroes and Alix of course).

"A rapping supervillain?! That's new!" Alya noted about Timetagger and everyone else nodded in agreement, still in shock.

Cat Noir: (reading the inscription) Lord Ramier Featherbottom, knight of the king? Founder of the order of The Great Pigeon? (Timetagger proceeds to spray paint the floor and random inanimate objects as bystanders and tourists run in fear. Among them is André. Both Ladybug's and Cat Noir's Miraculous beep violently.)

Ladybug: Only one minute left!

Cat Noir: No time to lose. (They run after Timetagger. They jump up, but right as both Cat Noir's staff and Ladybug's yo-yo were about to hit Timetagger, he disappears.)

Timetagger: (rapping)

Ladybug and Cat Noir, now you're stuck.

If you wanna catch me, then, ha, good luck.

(Both superheroes try again, but right as they're about to hit Timetagger, he disappears again and they both faceplant.)

Timetagger: (rapping)

All I have to do is go back in time

to escape with a laugh and a rap and rhyme.

Ladybug: He's traveling through time!

Cat Noir: Therefore in space.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth: I just love his style.

Scene: Louvre.

Timetagger: (through the butterfly mask) I'm not surprised you like it, Hawk Moth. I come from the future. A future where Ladybug and Cat Noir are adults. (Ladybug and Cat Noir retry twice more, missing both times.) It was future Hawk Moth's slick idea to send me into the past. To seize their Miraculous before they've obtained their adult powers.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth: I can only approve of my future decision. And I won't wait for Ladybug and Cat Noir to become adults! I'm counting on you to change the future, Timetagger!

"We're gonna be battling my father for THIS LONG?!" Adrien asked in surprise with everyone else groaning in annoyance.

"Not...exactly," Angel answered, then the audience (including the two heroes) stared at her with confused looks on their faces. "Just wait for it."

Scene: Louvre.

Timetagger: (Ladybug and Cat Noir fail again. He shoots a random civilian into the year 1900.) If you don't give me your Miraculous, I'll send everyone into the past. (Both Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous beep their last warnings)

Cat Noir: Unlike him, I'm afraid we're running out of time.

Ladybug: Then we better try to gain some back. (They run at Timetagger again, who looks disappointed in them. Instead of falling, however, they run into the Louvre.)

Timetagger: Hahaha! Superhero babies need a little rest? Well, take your time. I have eternity ahead of me.

Scene: Louvre, inside. Ladybug and Cat Noir seek shelter in the lavatories. They arrive just in time before their transformation falls.

Marinette: (in the women's lavatory; feeding Tikki a macaron) If we can't defeat Timetagger in the future when we're adults, how are we supposed to defeat him now when we're younger and less experienced?

Tikki: There's a time for everything, Marinette. Every problem has a solution.

[Transformation Sequence]

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Yeah! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug. Meanwhile, in the men's lavatory...)

Plagg: Look on the bright side, Adrien. In the future, you and Ladybug still know each other.

Adrien: Yeah, but if I want a chance to see that future, we're gonna have to defeat Timetagger today.

[Transformation Sequence]

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

Scene: Louvre, inside. They both run out of the lavatories at the same time. While running, they clash into Alix. Alix falls over and Ladybug and Cat Noir land atop each other again.

Alix: Crazy! So the message was for real.

Ladybug: What message?

Alix: (takes out her watch) This watch has been in my family since forever. It's never chimed, until today! And there was a message for you, Ladybug. (Alix hands Ladybug the watch, Ladybug takes it and opens it; blue mist arises from the watch face, a blue hologram of a woman holding a clock appears)

"So, your heirloom watch just chimed out of nowhere and saved a message for Ladybug?" Chloe asked Alix with a confused cringed look on her face along with everyone else.

"Yeah. Believe me, I was just as stumped as you all are!" Alix said, still in shock that happened even after the experience that day.

Watch: (in the robotic voice of a woman) Nice work, Minibug, you're right on time. Now, dig as deep as you can into the past and you will find the rabbit's burrow. (The hologram disappears; Ladybug closes the watch and gives it back)

Ladybug: Dig deep into the past?

Cat Noir: Did you also inherit a shovel to go with your watch, by any chance? (Alix grunts) Uh, shovel, you know? For all this deep digging. (He makes air-quotes)

"Unfortunately, I get it," Alix deadpanned, still bored at that joke along with everyone else while Adrien blushed in embarrassment.

Ladybug: (facepalming; then she suddenly jumps up) Of course! What's the oldest exhibit in the museum?

Alix: The Egyptian collection! My old man says some of it dates back more than five thousand years!

Scene: Louvre Museum, Egyptian exhibit. Ladybug starts knocking on exhibits. One particular obelisk sounds very hollow.

Ladybug: There, it sounds hollow! Do your thing, Kitty.

Cat Noir: Cataclysm! (He cataclysms the statue, which turns black and then to dust; when the dust clears, Bunnyx is standing still)

"Everyone, meet Bunnyx! The Rabbit Miraculous superhero of the future!" Angel announced as soon as Bunnyx appeared on-screen with the audience (except for the two heroes and Alix) dropping their jaws in silent shock.

Bunnyx: (yawns) Minibug, Kitty, I knew you'd solve my riddle. A basic security measure in case the watch is stolen. But now, I need to do something very important.

"Did you say that Bunnyx is one of us as an adult?" Sabrina asked Marinette as the audience turned their attention to the latter who nodded in confirmation.

"She looks familiar, but I can't put my finger on it," Rose said and everyone else shared similar murmurs in agreement except for the two heroes, Alix, and Angel.

SERIOUSLY?! Both Alix and Angel thought simultaneously in disbelief.

Scene: Louvre, in the women's lavatory.

Bunnyx: My name's Bunnyx. And in the future, I'm a member of Ladybug and Cat Noir's team of superheroes. Well, the Ladybug and Cat Noir you're going to become, because right now, you two are more like Minibug and Kitty Noir. Within the team, I am the hero of the last chance. I'm called upon when everyone else has failed. That includes you two.

Cat Noir: Hey! We just got you out of the stone, didn't we? Which means you must have failed somewhere, too.

Bunnyx: Yes, well, no. It was actually your fault. Or more precisely, it will be. In the future, one of your Cataclysms will accidently damage my Miraculous. (She emerges from the lavatory) That's how Timetagger will be able to send me into ancient Egypt and get me stuck in stone.

Ladybug: Wait, then how are we going to do that without the Rabbit Miraculous?

Bunnyx: (to Alix) Do you have the watch?

Alix: My watch?!

Bunnyx: Yes, my watch. Our watch. (Alix grunts and reluctantly grabs her watch. Before giving it to Bunnyx, she squints her eyes, but gives her the watch anyway. The second it's in Bunnyx's hand, it drops its disguise.)

"Wait a minute," Alya then said as she began to understand Bunnyx's identity as well as everyone else.

Alix: So this was a Miraculous?!

"WHOA!" The audience (except for the two heroes and Alix) exclaimed in fascinated shock that Alix's family heirloom watch turned out to be a Miraculous.

"Permit me to see your watch, young lady," Master Fu then asked Alix who then handed her watch to him. After close inspection including seeing the inside of it, Master Fu gasped in shock before returning it to Alix. "So, it is."

Ladybug: In camouflage mode.

Bunnyx: (to the watch) Fluff, counter-clockwise! (Fluff emerges)

"ALIX?!" Everyone in the audience looked at the tomboy in jaw-dropping shock as soon as Bunnyx detransformed on-screen except for Alix who proudly smirked and the two heroes who slightly smiled.

"Yep! That's me! Ten years older!" Alix boasted proudly as soon as she saw her adult self again.

"Wow, Alix! You look so...grown-up," Miss Bustier said in shock of seeing one of her students as an adult.

"You got tall!" Rose noted in excited shock.

"And hot!" Kim then blurted out in excitement, causing everyone else to look at him with cringed looks and then he got a cringed face himself. "Did I seriously just say that about Shortstack?!"

"Yes, you did, you creep," Alix said, with a cringed disgusted look. "And since I'm gonna get taller, you're gonna have to drop the name Shortstack!"

Alix: But you are—

Future Alix: So, mini-me, you get it now? You're me and I'm you. Well, more precisely, I'm you when you grow up.

Alix: Wow! I can't believe how cool I'm gonna be when I'm older!

Ladybug: But wait, it doesn't make sense. I never gave you, I mean her (points to Alix), I mean… I never gave either of you the Miraculous.

Future Alix: You haven't given it to us, yet, Minibug, because you haven't realized just how awesome I really am. But don't worry, you will, one day.

"Now that you know who I am, I seriously hope you don't take this out of context, Alix. I always thought you were awesome," Marinette said nervously to her friend.

"No problem, M!" Alix said as she chuckled at her superhero friend's nervousness along with everyone else.

Alix: I'm gonna get a Miraculous! So cool!

"Yes, you will! Now, it's my cue to do this!" Angel said, snapping her fingers and Fluff the Rabbit Kwami appeared in the room.

"Where am I?! Or when am I?!" Fluff said in slight panic, but then calmed down as soon as she spotted Master Fu and the other kwamis.

"Everybody, meet the Rabbit Kwami, Fluff!" Angel said as she pointed to the kwami. As soon as greetings and pleasantries were made, Angel pointed to Alix. "Fluff, meet your Miraculous holder in the future, Alix Kubdel!"

"So, you're going to be my new holder?!" Fluff asked Alix, as soon as she flew to the girl.

"That's right!" Alix answered and soon after, Fluff immediately cuddled on her future holder's chest and after some hesitation, Alix cuddled her future kwami back.

"You're so lucky, Alix!" Rose gushed in excitement. "Fluff is seriously so cute!"

Future Alix: Fluff, snack time! You have to recharge your batteries. (She gets out a carrot; Fluff inhales the carrot)

Fluff: Hmm, was that breakfast, or dinner? What time will it be yesterday? Is it tomorrow already? When it'll be the day after tomorrow, it will have been yesterday again!

Cat Noir: That Miraculous seems so powerful, how come we don't use it more often?

Future Alix: Because traveling through time is very dangerous. Interfering with events can have serious consequences.

Cat Noir: (his ring beeps) Oops, time to feed my kwami, too! (runs off)

Ladybug: I don't understand. If you're from the future, then you gotta know how this all ends. Your younger self has seen it with her own eyes. Which means you obviously know how to defeat Timetagger.

Future Alix: Actually, uh… I've spent so much time in stone, I can barely remember. But I think the logical thing to do would be to take Timetagger back to the future, so he can be defeated by heroes his own size. (The background shows a simple animation of how this would go down) I'll take care of this.

Alix: Awesome!

Future Alix: One thing I remember for sure is: (shows flashback, where young Alix is waving with a pen in her hand) mini-me has to be there when I defeat Timetagger. If she's still in my memory, she must play a vital role.

Alix: Good! I wasn't planning on sitting on the bench this time!

[Transformation Sequence]

Future Alix: Fluff, clockwise! (Future Alix transforms into Bunnyx. The foursome is running through the Louvre)

Everybody widened their eyes in excitement and awe of Future Alix's transformation into Bunnyx.

Cat Noir: Uh, guys, you should take a look at this, now.

Ladybug: (a portrait of Jagged Stone with the text 'Musique' can be seen) Timetagger sent Jagged Stone into the past!

Bunnyx: That's Nadja Chamack!

Ladybug: (gasps) André Glacier.

Alix: (gasps) Mayor Bourgeois?!

Ladybug: He's destroying our present by rewriting the past! Bunnyx, since the future me hasn't been able to stop Timetagger from coming here, they must not be that powerful.

Bunnyx: Are you kidding?! You're – I mean, you will be an awesome team leader. The greatest superhero ever.

Ladybug: How do you explain Timetagger then?

Bunnyx: I told you earlier. If Cat Noir hadn't Cataclysmed my Miraculous, Timetagger wouldn't be here. In the future you've defeated: (the background shows images of all named supervillains) Doctor Sadness; The Eclypt Invaders; Pain and Tears, the twin queens of the Interdimension; and Ignoblia, the evil sister of Majestia, so believe me, you're not going to be intimidated by Timetagger. Oh, and I even forgot Monsieur Rat.

Ladybug: Monsieur Rat?!

"MONSIEUR RAT?!" Everyone (except for the two heroes and Alix) loudly asked in shock with cringed looks upon hearing that name.

Bunnyx: You can always count on Ladybug. With her around, every problem has a solution.

Ladybug: How will I ever get to be like that?

Bunnyx: By growing up, Minibug.

Cat Noir: Tell me, Bunnyx, in the future, are Ladybug and I like… (makes a heart with his hands)

Ladybug: Cat!

Bunnyx: Oh, you and her it's always more like… (violently throws her arms around; Ladybug giggles)

"I think she knows you guys would end up together. She's trying to mess with your head while also making sure not to give any more spoilers that can cause drastic consequences for the future," Angel explained her opinion on the matter and everyone else murmured in agreement as that made sense while also giggling in amusement at the situation.

Cat Noir: Hey, the future isn't set in stone. (crosses his arms)

Bunnyx: Okay, let's go!

Scene: Louvre, outside. The foursome emerges from the front entrance. The square is covered in graffiti.

Bunnyx: We've taken too long, he's had enough time to weave a giant time-web around us.

Cat Noir: Surrounded by just one guy? Does that mean he can attack from anywhere?

Bunnyx: More like from any time. (Timetagger appears)

Timetagger: (rapping)

Gimme your Miraculous, don't make me ask.

It's pretty clear you're not up to the task!

When I bring them to Hawk Moth's door,

Ladybug and Cat Noir will be no more.

(Cat Noir advances and prepares for battle, but Bunnyx holds him back)

Bunnyx: Stay where you are. I'll deal with him and take him back to the future you. It means nothing must happen to you in the meantime. But first— (she picks up Alix and places her next to André's ice cream cart) Stay right there, okay? Then it'll be exactly like it was in my memory. And now— Burrow! (Bunnyx goes through the portal she created and transports herself next to Timetagger. He teleports out of the way in time.)

"This is how Bunnyx is able to travel through time and space," Marinette explained as everyone else looked at the screen with fascination towards Bunnyx's superpower.

Timetagger: Missed me! (Bunnyx tries again, and Timetagger successfully dodges again. At Bunnyx' next attempt, she gets hit. While flying through the air, she creates a portal and uses her momentum from being hit to hit Timetagger. Timetagger is hit and is flying through the air, he pulls off the same trick. This continues for some time.)

Cat Noir: She doesn't need to transform back before she uses her power again?

Ladybug: No, because she's an adult!

Cat Noir: Awesome, I can't wait to grow up. (In the background, the fight between Bunnyx and Timetagger is still commencing. Cat Noir is getting antsy, he is ready to run towards the fighting duo before Ladybug stops him with her words.)

Ladybug: I don't think we're quite up to the job yet, Cat Noir. (The fight goes on. Bunnyx throws her umbrella into the air and goes through a portal. When she comes out, sliding, she catches her umbrella and hooks it around Timetagger's ankle, throwing inside another portal. Before he reaches it, however, he teleports)

"No offense, Kubdel, but this is getting boring to watch without doing anything!" Chloe groaned in annoyance and most others in the audience groaned as well in agreement.

"Normally, I'd agree. But you heard my future self: she knows what happens, therefore knows what's best," Alix said in defense of her future self.

Timetagger: (rapping)

Bunnyx, you're lame, you don't get the game.

And now you have to start all over again.

(He hits Bunnyx straight in the face, she flies backwards but gets up quickly and resumes the fighting.)

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth: My victory is close at hand. How brilliant from me to send myself such a powerful ally from the future.

Scene: Louvre, outside.

Timetagger: Where's your sad gun now, Fluffy Tail?

"Ha! Just got your new nickname: Fluffy Tail!" Kim teased his athletic rival with a smirk with everyone else groaning in annoyance.

"Don't you dare!" Alix growled back while Kim still smirked at his new nickname for her.

Cat Noir: I can't stand watching them playing cat and mouse like this. Cataclysm!

Ladybug: Cat Noir, no! (Cat Noir runs at the fighting duo, but Timetagger notices him and teleports out of the way just in time. Instead, Cat Noir stumbles and almost hits Bunnyx's umbrella. She pulls it out of the way and Cat Noir lands on the ground.)

Bunnyx: See?! In the future that's exactly how you damaged my Miraculous. (Timetagger teleports next to Bunnyx, where she just then opened a portal, she opens her umbrella and pushes Timetagger into the portal.) I knew it! I knew you'd do that. Who's the best now, huh?

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) That– That's impossible!

Bunnyx: (Bows head) Thanks for your involuntary help, my young friends, (makes rock n' roll symbol with hand) now Bunnyx is going home.

Ladybug, Cat Noir and Alix: Bye, Bunnyx. (Bunnyx is walking to the portal, before entering, she halts; the flashback is shown. She then looks back at her younger self, who is shown waving without a pen in her hand.)

Bunnyx: Wait a second, this is not the exact right moment. (Timetagger appears behind Bunnyx and shoots her with his gun. She gets sucked into a green portal and the number -100.000 appears.)

Timetagger: Enjoy your trip to the ice age, fluffy tail. (to Ladybug and Cat Noir, who are preparing themselves for battle) We've wasted enough time, gimme your Miraculous, now! (Bunnyx emerges from a portal in front of him, shivering; she punches but he dodges) So, the ice age wasn't good enough for ya? Back to the cretaceous then. (She gets hit with his gun again. She gets sucked into the portal with the number -66.000.000; not even 2 seconds later, she emerges from a portal and a t-rex sticks its head out of the portal, with Bunnyx holding it back.)

Bunnyx: Down, Denver! Down!

Timetagger: You wanna keep playing, Fluffy Tail?

Bunnyx: Don't call me FLUFFY TAIL!

Timetagger: (hits her with his gun again; she gets sucked into a portal with the number 24.000) To the future, Seventh Interstellar War.

Unknown: Disintegrate! Disintegrate!

Ladybug: Maybe we should give her a hand after all.

Alix: You heard her, she's the only one who can solve this time problem. She can do it. Go, Bunnyx!

Timetagger: (hits Bunnyx again, the portal has the number 79) The heat is on. (Bunnyx emerges from the portal, she's smoking and panting; she tries one more attack, but collapses)

Bunnyx: Sorry, Minibug, I just can't. Looks like this time I don't have a solution after all.

Ladybug: What if today's the day we grow up? Lucky Charm! (she receives a notepad) A block of paper?

Timetagger: Hahahaha, what're you gonna do with that? Send a defeat treaty? Now gimme your Miraculous or I get rid of your friend by sending her back to the big bang.

Ladybug: Alright, you win, we'll give you our Miraculous. All I ask is that you give me a little bit of time, to write a letter, to apologize, to my future self.

Cat Noir and Alix: What?!

Cat Noir: No, think of something, you always think of something.

Timetagger: Fair enough, Ladybug, wish granted.

Hawk Moth: (voice) Be careful, it could be a trap.

"It was indeed an elaborate trap, was it not?" Kagami asked Marinette as she thought about it with everyone else looking at the latter for an answer.

"Yes, it was. I did write to my future self, but not an apology. You'll see," Marinette said as she smiled proudly and everyone else turned their attention back to the screen.

Timetagger: If she thinks she can trick me, she's wasting her time. Pun intended, hahaha.

Ladybug: I don't have a pen, could anyone lend me one, please? (Alix hands her a pencil and Bunnyx gasps. Ladybug is about to start writing, but her Lucky Vision highlights, in order: the notepad, the pencil, Bunnyx, Timetagger and the graffiti closest to Timetagger. Ladybug starts drawing.)

Timetagger: Time's up, my moment of victory has arrived.

Ladybug: (sighs) Ugh, I can't find the words, it's pointless anyway. I won't even be Ladybug in the future after we give up our Miraculous. (crumples up a sheet of paper from the notepad)

Bunnyx: Please don't do this, Minibug!

Ladybug: Some problems simply don't have a solution. (she walks up to Bunnyx) Go back to your timestream, Bunnyx, make the most of your remaining time.

Bunnyx: No, I refuse! I—

Ladybug: (whispering) Who's the team leader in the future? (hands her the crumpled paper) Trust me.

Bunnyx: (whispering) Okay, Ladybug. (normal voice) Burrow. (a portal opens, she goes through it)

Ladybug: (normal voice) Come on, Cat Noir. We better give him our Miraculous. (Cat Noir walks up to Ladybug. Ladybug has her arm extended, and with his right hand still bubbling from his unused Cataclysm, he takes hold of her hand with his left. Ladybug winks at Cat Noir, he gasps)

Scene: Pont d'Iena, bridge between the Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro in the future. Bunnyx emerges from a portal. Adult Ladybug and Cat Noir are waiting for her.

Bunnyx: I'm sorry, Ladybug, I didn't deliver.

"Oh, come on! We can't see our future faces?!" Adrien asked in annoyance along with most others groaning in agreement.

Future Ladybug: Not true, Bunnyx. You didn't fail. Every problem has a solution. (Future Ladybug takes the crumpled paper present Ladybug wrote from Bunnyx' hand and unfolds it. A drawing of the top down view of the Louvre can be seen, with a dot-grid array under it. One dot is circled and an arrow is pointed to it.)

"See? I just drew where Timetagger would be, so that my future self can capture and defeat him," Marinette explained and the others in the audience looked at her, very impressed (except for Lila who just grumbled).

Scene: Louvre, outside, present. From Ladybug's perspective, we see the floor full of graffiti. Ladybug stops precisely atop one drawing. Both look at each other disheartened and then look dejectedly at the ground.

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) The future bird catches the worm. This time, the Miraculous are mine!

Timetagger: You're right on the first count, but not on the second. The Miraculous are not for you.

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) What?!

"HUH?!" Everyone in the audience (except for Angel) questioned in shock and confusion.

Timetagger: Hahaha! I said I was sent by the Hawk Moth of the future, but I never said that the Hawk Moth of the future was you! (Hawk Moth grunts.)

"SAY WHAT NOW?!" Alya exclaimed as loud as she could in response to that major spoiler about the future. Everyone in the audience including the two heroes stood still while looking at the screen with wide-eyed looks in shock.

"So, my father is not Hawk Moth in the future?" Adrien asked, still very shocked and confused.

"That's right. Apparently, there's a new Hawk Moth in the future," Angel said with everyone's faces still frozen in shock. Then unexpectedly, everyone in the audience turned to look at Lila suspiciously.

"What are you losers all looking at me for?! I don't know!" Lila said in her defense and the audience turned their attention back to Angel, quietly asking if the sociopathic girl is going to be the new Hawk Moth.

"Unfortunately, we don't get to see who the new Hawk Moth is. But, Lila is definitely a strong possibility in my opinion," Angel answered and then, the audience turned their attention back to the screen, anticipating to see more.

Timetagger: Your earrings are mine, Babybug. (holding out Alix' pencil) And you, Kitty Noir, Cataclysm this so I can take your ring safely after I'm finished with her. (Cat Noir takes the pencil with his left hand) Good boy. (Ladybug looks supremely smug as Timetagger reaches for her earrings. Then, a burrow-portal opens and out comes a yo-yo. Timetagger is pulled towards it and Future Cat Noir's staff pushes Timetagger's gun off his belt, where it was fastened. Ladybug jumps up to catch the gun.) No!

Ladybug: Cat Noir! (She throws the gun at Cat Noir, who catches it in his cataclysm-activated hand; the gun crumbles to ashes and from its remains arises an akuma; she opens her yo-yo) No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (She swings it around and catches the akuma) Gotcha! (She releases the now purified akuma as a white butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly. (Timetagger is engulfed in purple magic and turns back into Future Chris)

"Who's that guy?" Alya asked excitedly about the person behind the Timetagger disguise along with everyone else.

"That dude looks so familiar," Nino said to himself out loud, with the two heroes, Alix, and Angel chuckling to themselves.

Chris: Ladybug? And Cat Noir? You're so young! Where am I?

Cat Noir: The question should be more like: when are you?

Bunnyx: (emerges from a portal) C'mon, Chris, let's go home.

"CHRIS?! As in my little bro, Chris?!" Nino asked in shock along with everyone else in response to seeing his little brother all grown up.

"Yep, Nino. That's your little brother. Ten years older," Angel said with a smile in which Nino's jaw dropped in his shocked reaction. "And judging by the way he's dressed, it looks like you were a huge influence on how he turned out," Angel then added in which everyone else murmured in agreement.

Ladybug: (gasps) Chris? (Future Chris goes through the portal)

Future Ladybug: (throws back the note present Ladybug wrote) See girl? We did it. We always will.

Alix: Hey, future Ladybug, when am I gonna get my Miraculous?

Bunnyx: As soon as you're as cool as I am, mini-me. (They all wave, with Alix waving with a pen in her hand. Bunnyx goes through the portal and the portal closes.)

"Alix, your future self is so cool!" Juleka quietly exclaimed with everyone else loudly murmuring in agreement (except for Lila who just grumbled in jealousy) while Alix made a proud pose.

Ladybug: Miraculous Ladybug! (The Miraculous Cure spreads throughout Paris, restoring the statue of Mr. Ramier back to himself, cleaning the square of its graffiti and reverting the posters in the Louvre museum back to how they were.)

Cat Noir: Why doesn't anyone tell me how awesome I am?

Ladybug: Because you already know you're the best, Kitty Noir.

Cat Noir: (laughs; his ring beeps) I think we're gonna have to hurry, Bugaboo.

Alix: Are we gonna see each other again soon?

Ladybug: No doubt about that.

All Three: (they fist bump) Pound it!

"Pound it!" Marinette, Adrien and Alix did a three-way fist bump before the main couple kissed in victory.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth's window closes.

Hawk Moth: Nooroo, dark wings fall. (Hawk Moth turns back into Gabriel Agreste)

Nooroo: Master, I—

Gabriel: Quiet, Nooroo. (Gabriel leaves his lair with the elevator. He goes to sit on a chair in the dining room. Nathalie walks up to him.)

"Was that Nooroo?!" Fluff asked in shock, having not fully caught up in the show yet. The other kwamis then nodded and quietly explained the situation with Hawk Moth much to the Rabbit Kwami's surprise.

Gabriel: If I'm not Hawk Moth in the future, then that means I failed.

Nathalie: Or that you've succeeded. The future's not set in stone, Gabriel. (She puts an arm around Gabriel; he grunts)

"Nathalie is also a possibility of being the new Hawk Moth. Probably trying to finish what her boss started," Angel stated another opinion and everyone else murmured in agreement and consideration that it's definitely a possibility.

Scene: Somewhere in Paris. Cat Noir can be seen chasing Mr. Pigeon in the background. Ladybug ducks into an alley and calls Alya with her yo-yo…

"And now, here's Mr. Pigeon for the 25th time!" Marinette deadpanned in annoyance while the audience groaned, annoyed as well.

Alya: (begins phone call) Hey there!

Ladybug: Alya, it's Marinette! I'm sorry I won't be able to look after Chris and your sisters this afternoon. I— I hadn't finished my presentation for Monday, I hope you're not mad at me.

Alya: No, of course not, no biggie. A friend of mine said she'd take care of them, so Nino and I are going to see a movie.

Ladybug: A friend?

Alya: Yeah, don't worry, she'll take care of everything.

Ladybug: Perfect, enjoy your movie then. See you later! (end phone call)

Scene: Cesaire apartment.

Alya: Okay, we're going.

Nino: Thanks again, Lila. (they leave)

"LILA?! You let Lila of all people babysit?!" Marinette asked her best friends loudly in disbelief.

"Hey! She volunteered and we didn't know she was evil!" Alya said with her hands up in defense while Marinette just facepalmed.

"And knowing Lila, she probably volunteered so that she could gain the trust of Marinette's friends and mess with her head," Angel stated her opinion on the matter.

"So true," Lila taunted with an evil smirk, bringing glares from everyone else.

Lila: (to Chris) Do I know how to play Freestyle Clash? Please, I invented Freestyle Clash.

"Of course you'd say that," Adrien deadpanned in annoyance towards Lila and everyone else groaned in annoyance as well.

"Chris told me about that, but I thought he was making it up!" Nino said in realization while also glaring angrily at the Italian girl.

"Think what you want, but Chris thinks I'm the best babysitter ever!" Lila boasted with a confident smirk on her face.

"Only because you told him what he wanted to hear. Plus, you let him play Freestyle Clash when he's not supposed to!" Alya angrily exclaimed.

"That's the key! Let the little kids do whatever they want!" Lila said in her defense.

"So, if those kids wanted to play in the street where cars can hit and possibly kill them, you let them?! Wow! Great advice, Lila!" Marinette sarcastically retorted with a sarcastic double thumbs-up to match. Everyone else angrily murmured in agreement while Lila just frowned and looked away.

Chris: Wow, for real?

Lila: Of course for real, I never lie.

Chris: You're so cool.

"Never touch my little bro ever again," Nino quietly but dangerously warned Lila while also shuddering in disgust along with everyone else (except for Lila of course).

Scene: Pont des Arts. Ladybug, Cat Noir and Mr. Ramier are eating ice cream again. Cat Noir shoves, once again, an entire ice cream cone in his mouth.

Mr. Ramier: I'm so sorry.

Ladybug: Don't worry. Every problem has a solution. We didn't discover it today, but we will next time.

Cat Noir: The problem with pigeons in Paris is that they have it too hard here. Maybe you should move to the suburbs, or try to make friends with some other type of animal. A goldfish for example. (Ladybug groans and facepalms)

Mr. Ramier: Another type of animal? That might be a good idea, Cat Noir. I'll think about it.

Ladybug: Okay, we have to get going. Thanks for the ice cream, Mr. Ramier. (they walk off)

Cat Noir: Everything Bunnyx told us seems crazy. All those supervillains with weird names. Like doctor what's-his-name and Monsieur Rat? Monsieur Rat?! (Ladybug giggles) What kind of a codename is that?! Maybe in the future, you might even agree to go see a movie with me. Hey, what if it was in the very near future, say, the next show? I can get a ticket… (their voices fade out)

Mr. Ramier: (feeds pigeons until he sees a rat) Oh, hello! What are you? Hello, cutie. (picks up the rat) You're even cuter than a pigeon. (The end card shows Timetagger, Ladybug, Cat Noir, Alix, and Bunnyx in the background of Hawk Moth's face)

"Oh no! HE is Monsieur Rat?!" Marinette groaned in disbelief that Mr. Ramier is gonna be the future Monsieur Rat along with everyone else.

"Anyway, the next episode is Party Crasher. One of my favorites," Angel said as soon as she started the episode. Marinette and the boys had nervous looks on their faces while the rest of the girls just paid attention to the screen, unfamiliar with that akuma attack.