10. Copycat

Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie. Marinette is on her balcony with Tikki.

Tikki: How about inviting him to a movie then?

Marinette: Right, Tikki. Can you imagine that conversation?

Tikki: "Hey Adrien, would you like to gah— wuh, (gets tongue-twisted and sticks her tongue out) glah."

"We really scored on the Marinette-in-Adrien-mode impressions, Tikki!" Alya said as she laughed and hi-fived with the kwami.

Marinette: Exactly. I can't help it. Every time I see him, (She imagines that an image of Adrien appears in the clouds) I get all clammy and I feel like fainting.

"Wow! And I thought you had trouble talking to me because I thought you disliked me but you were too nice to say anything," Adrien said getting strange looks from the audience. "What?"

"Adrien, if I disliked you, I wouldn't have any problem talking to you. You seen me talk to Chloe before, right? I had trouble talking to you because I liked you a little too much to admit," Marinette explained and Adrien nodded in understanding.

"Dude, you gotta get out more! I blame your old man for this," Nino said exasperated.

"Me too a little bit," Adrien said nodding, kind of embarrassed.

Tikki: So... basically the only way you could have a normal conversation with him, is if you're blindfolded.

Marinette: Pretty much.

Tikki: There is a very simple solution, Marinette, it's called a cell phone. You just need his number.

"Well, that sure didn't work!" Alya laughed, remembering that day. Marinette blushed in embarrassment while Adrien just looked confused.

"Just watch," Marinette said after seeing Adrien's look.

Marinette: I know who'll have Adrien's number! (Marinette pulls out her phone to call Alya.)

Scene: The Place des Vosges. A crowd is gathered for the Ladybug and Cat Noir's sculpture. Théo and André Bourgeois are facing the crowd, with the giant statue covered with a sheet behind them.

André: I'm sure you've outdone yourself, Théo.

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

Great! Statues of themselves to feed their big fat egos! Lila ranted in her head with a frown.

You're one to talk about feeding big fat egos! Angel thought of Lila after reading her mind.

André: Oh, it's nearly time. Ladybug and Cat Noir should already be here by now.

Scene: Marinette's room

Alya: Look, we all know improv's not your bag, (gives Marinette a notepad) so just stick to this script.

"You wrote a script to ask me out?" Adrien asked amused and most others laughed as well.

"Have you seriously not been paying attention to what I do when I'm around you?" Marinette retorted. "What else was I supposed to do?" Adrien sensed she doesn't wanna talk about it further, so he stayed quiet.

Marinette: But all the teachers say I don't sound natural when I read.

"I don't think anybody does, Marinette," Luka commented with a small laugh.

Alya: Then memorize it. It's pretty simple. You can do this. Just don't improvise. Got it?

Marinette: (looks at the Alya's phone and the script) Forget it! This is never gonna work!

Alya: (taps the call button on her phone) Too late. It's dialing. (She jumps behind Marinette's chaise. Marinette gasps and panics while holding the cell phone in one hand, not knowing what to do.)

Adrien's voice recorder: Hey, this is Adrien's voicemail. Leave a message.

Marinette: It's gone to voicemail!

Alya: Leave a message! Don't improv!

"I don't remember getting a message from you," Adrien noted.

"Just…watch, kitty," Marinette answered leaving him and the audience intrigued to see what's gonna happen next.

Marinette: Uhh, hello. Uh, Adrien's voicemail, uh, this is Marinette, who, uh, has a message for you, of course, cause it's, uh, your phone, so, umm... (chuckles) Callmeseeyoulater,bye! (throws the phone onto the chaise. Alya looks at her, exasperated.) What? What did you expect me to say? "Hey, hot stuff, this is Marinette, I'd ask you on a date to a movie, but I've got such a crazy crush on you that the only way I can talk to you without foaming out the mouth is over this stupid phone." Pretty ridiculous, right?

Automated voice: (from phone) If you wish to hear your message again, press 1. If you wish to erase your message, press 2.

"Wait, it recorded all that?! Including calling him hot stuff?!" Nino asked and everybody turned to look at Marinette.

"Yes," Marinette reluctantly and quietly admitted.

Marinette: (gasps)

Alya: Hit 2! Hit 2! (Marinette lunges and taps the phone.)

Automated voice: (from phone) Message saved. Goodbye. (Marinette screams, before she collapses on the chaise)

After a moment of silence, everyone bursted into raucous laughter while Marinette curled up in a ball.

"Well, that was about as successful as the Titanic!" Chloe said in-between laughs, sounding like her old self.

"Yeah! Talk about bad luck!" Kim said in-between laughs.

Finally! Something's going my way for once! Lila thought as she laughed. After the laughing slowly died down, the episode replays.

Alya: It's not as bad as you think.

"WHAT?!" The teens asked very loudly like Alya was out of her mind.

Marinette: Hmm?

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

Marinette: The voicemail recorded my whole conversation.

Alya: Big deal!

"SHE CALLED HIM HOT STUFF!!" The teens pointed out to Alya, still very loudly.

"Well, excuse me if I'm doing my best to calm down my BFF!" Alya retorted.

Marinette: I called him "hot stuff". He cannot be allowed to hear that message, Alya! If he does, I'll die of shame!

"But, I've never got that message. I would've definitely remembered you calling me hot stuff," Adrien asked Marinette half-serious and half-amused.

"Just watch," Marinette quickly answered still curled up in a ball.

Alya: Okay, okay. I got an idea. If Adrien's phone went to voicemail, it means the dude's busy. Which also means you can get to it before he does. Hmm, I wonder where he'd be... (Marinette pulls down a large copy of Adrien's schedule from the ceiling.)

"You…got my whole schedule?" Adrien asked Marinette slowly and quietly as his eyes and mouth got wide as well as everybody else in the theater except for Alya.

"Why can't I crawl into a hole labeled "crazy stalker" and die?" Marinette asked as she buried her face in tears. Everybody else was tempted to laugh, but they see Marinette is really hurting, so they did nothing.

Amen! And I'm sure his father would agree once he sees this! Lila said to Marinette in her head as she snapped a photo on her phone.

"Marinette, I know this kinda makes you look bad. But to tell you the truth, I was just as obsessed with Ladybug back then as you were with Adrien me. If I knew who you were, I'd probably try to track your daily movements as well. Plus I know you care so much about me. And this is just a small part of you underneath the big parts like your intelligence, your selflessness, and your heroic deeds. So, please stop crying. Nothing will stop me from loving you," Adrien pleaded trying his best to comfort his girlfriend who then looked up and slowly smiled, shocking everybody.

"Awwww! That's so sweet!" Rose gushed.

What's he doing? He should've had her arrested for stalking him! Whatever! I got his father and that's what's important! Lila ranted in her head.

Marinette: Of course! He's got fencing club after school, that's why he didn't pick up! It ends in exactly twenty-two and a half minutes.

Alya: You are seriously insane. You know that, right? (Marinette giggles)

"Yeah! I think we know!" Chloe pointed out and the teens laughed as well, including Marinette who's beginning to feel better.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Adrien is taking fencing classes, while Plagg is in his locker, eating Camembert.

Plagg: (Adrien's phone vibrates.) Ahhhhh!

Automated voice: (from phone) You have 1 new message. (Plagg shuts it off. Back in the gym, Adrien defeats his opponent. He pulls up his mask.)

Adrien: Gotta get a drink of water. I'll be right back. (He runs to his locker and opens it. He opens his bag and sees Plagg inside, finishing his cheese.) Plagg, you pig!

"Hey! I'm no pig!" Plagg shouted offended as everybody else laughed.

"You ate that whole wheel of cheese in a short amount of time, Plagg. I'm gonna have to agree with Adrien on this one," Tikki said in-between laughs.

Plagg: You have 1 new message. (burps)

"He may be a pig, but he's still so cute!" Rose gushed as Plagg burping reminded her of a baby burping. Everyone gave her strange looks and then continued laughing at Plagg.

Adrien: Move, please, so I can check my voicemail. Hmm, don't recognize this number. Oh no, now we're late! Time to transform, Plagg! (His ring flashes.)

"Whew! That was close," Marinette joked making Adrien mockingly pout.

Scene: Dupain-Cheng House. Marinette and Alya are running down the stairs. They go outside and see Cat Noir.

Cat Noir: (leaping over a building) Woo-hoo! Yeah-ha-ha! Ha! Hahaha! (lands in front of the statue) Hey, everybody! (Marinette covers her mouth and looks panicked.)

Alya: They're unveiling Ladybug and Cat Noir's sculptures today! I totally spaced!

Marinette: Me too.

Alya: Uh, you never mentioned going to the unveiling before.

Marinette: I'm not, I mean, I am! Uh, I mean, I forgot?

"I should've suspected it back then! You seem so nervous about that ceremony!" Alya pointed out, facepalming herself making everybody laugh.

Alya: Listen. About Adrien's cellphone, what if we go right after?

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

Alya: Shoot. I gotta cover this event for the Ladyblog... I'm sorry, Marinette!

Marinette: Don't sweat it. I can manage. I think!

Alya: You sure?

Marinette: Yes, yes. I'm sure.

Alya: Cool. Good luck, and stay out of trouble. And don't improv!

Tikki: Isn't Ladybug supposed to be at the unveiling?

Marinette: Yes, but Marinette needs to be at the school first.

Tikki: But it is a ceremony in your honor.

Marinette: And it's my honor that's at stake right now. I'll be in and out of there in five minutes. We can be at the ceremony in no time!

"I was wondering why you didn't show up. Well, now I know," Adrien said amused.

Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony is about to begin.

Théo: Excuse me, Cat Noir, but Ladybug's not here.

Cat Noir: Don't worry about Ladybug. I'm sure she'll be here any minute. I can handle this situation alone for now. I'm the one in charge anyway, you know.

"Excuse me? We're an equally-valued team, stupid cat! And even so, I'm the one who has to come up with the plans!" Marinette retorted at on-screen Adrien's comment to Theo.

Théo: It's just that, I wanted to ask her to autograph this photo. She's amazing. She's so brave and smart, the way she always saves everyone... (Cat Noir glares at the photo; Théo doesn't notice.)

André: Perhaps the ceremony should commence. It might bring her here faster.

Théo: Please, just one minute more, Mayor Bourgeois, she's going to come, I can feel it...

"Let me guess: because Marinette didn't show up as Ladybug, that sculptor got akumatized?" Lila asked curiously while still subtly trying to make Marinette look bad. Everybody including Marinette began to consider this except for Adrien.

"For your information, Lila, the sculptor got akumatized because of me. You'll all see," Adrien said, once again defending Marinette.

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Fencing class continues on.

Marinette: ...I'm there! (sees all the lockers)

Tikki: Oh boy.

Marinette: Which one's his?

Tikki: If you call him, you'll make his phone ring.

"Not that I support this, but pretty smart, Tikki!" Sabrina noted to the kwami and most others murmured in agreement.

Marinette: Nice, Tikki! (She calls Adrien, and puts her ear against each locker to figure out where the ringing is coming from.)

Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony is about to begin.

Mayor Bourgeois: It's only proper for Paris to pay homage to those to protect us from evil. (unveiling the statues) Ladybug and Cat Noir!

Alya: Can I get some photos for the Ladyblog? (Théo looks at Ladybug's statue and sighs sadly.)

Scene: College. Marinette is still looking for Adrien's cell phone.

Tikki: Hurry, they're finishing up!

Marinette: Here it is! (She tries to open the locker, but it's locked.) Gah! It's locked!

Tikki: (She phases through the locker and opens it.) Ta-dah!

"Wait, you kwamis can phase through solid objects?" Mylene asked surprised.

"Yeah, it's a standard skill. We also can't be filmed or photographed in any way. At least, back in our dimension," Tikki explained, shocking everybody.

"Fascinating," Mr. Damocles commented.

Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony has just ended.

Cat Noir: These statues are amazing. One thing's slightly off though— I'm actually taller than Ladybug.

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

"That's kinda gross! A guy who's like thirty years old seems to be in love with you, a teenage girl?" Kim pointed out in which everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well, to be fair to him, he probably didn't know that I am a teenager," Marinette said. "But, yeah, still gross."

Cat Noir: Hey, don't mean to burst your bubble, but you know, Ladybug and me, we're a thing, you know?

Théo: Really?

Cat Noir: Yeah, we're like this. (crosses his fingers)

"YOU TOLD HIM WE WERE A COUPLE?!" Marinette asked Adrien in a shouting manner. "WELL, NO WONDER HE WAS SO UPSET!"

"Oooooh! Adrien's in trouble!" The teens teased Adrien who looked incredibly sheepish and embarrassed.

"I'm sorry. I let my jealousy get the better of me," Adrien apologized, looking down.

"Jealousy?! Of what? A thirty-year old man?! Even if I didn't know he was you, Cat Noir has a better chance with me than him! I hope you learned your lesson, kitty," Marinette grumbled and Adrien nodded.

Théo: (growls; walks away angrily) What does Ladybug see in him?

Scene: College. Marinette is trying to unlock Adrien's phone.

Tikki: They're coming! Put back the phone!

Marinette: I haven't erased the message yet!

Tikki: We're out of time and we really ought to be getting to that ceremony, come on! (Marinette hides behind the door as it opens.)

Student: Whew! That was rough. Ha ha. (Marinette edges out the door without anyone seeing her. As she leaves the building, Cat Noir lands on the roof. Having changed back, Adrien opens the locker room door and steps in, whistling. He opens his locker and takes his bag.)

"Wait! YOU STOLE MY PHONE TO ERASE A MESSAGE?!" The roles are now switched with Adrien being annoyed and Marinette being embarrassed.

"YOU TOLD THAT GUY WE'RE A COUPLE TO SATISFY YOUR STUPID JEALOUSY?!" Marinette quickly retorted. Everybody then turned their attention to the stand-off between the couple.

"Call it even?" Adrien suggested.

"Deal!" Marinette immediately answered. The couple then proceeded to hi-five each other and everybody turned their attention to the screen.

Scene: Théo's studio

Théo: A thing, huh? You don't even take love seriously. Calling it a thing... You don't deserve her! I do!

Both Marinette and Adrien blushed in embarrassment in reaction to the sculptor's anger.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair

Hawk Moth: Disappointed by Ladybug and jealous of Cat Noir. The perfect formula for disaster. (turns a butterfly into an akuma) Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!

Scene: Théo's studio. The akuma flies into the crumpled photo in Théo's hands.

Hawk Moth: Hello, Copycat. I am Hawk Moth. Once you get rid of Cat Noir, you can take his place. And Ladybug will be yours forever.

Théo: The very thought of it makes me purr. (Théo turns into Copycat)

Scene: Adrien's room. Adrien is looking for his phone.

Adrien: Ugh, where is it? (he looks angry at Plagg)

Plagg: What are you looking at me for? I didn't eat it. I swear! (Adrien grabs the house phone so he calls his cellphone)

"Why would you think he think that you'd eat his phone?" Alya asked rhetorically, giving Plagg a strange look.

"I…don't wanna talk about it," Plagg answered, looking away.

Scene: Marinette's room

Marinette: How do you listen to messages on this— (The phone rings.) Home? (Marinette scrambles away from the phone) It's Adrien! He's looking for his phone! What if he tracks it? (Drawings appear onscreen, depicting what Marinette describes) He'll figure out I stole it, I'll be arrested for grand theft, I'll spend the rest of my life in jail, and worse, I'll never get to go to the movies with Adrien! (She collapses on the bed)

Everybody once again burst into raucous laughter after Marinette's insane rant who once again blushed into embarrassment.

Tikki: Oh, Marinette. You really need to get your priorities in order.

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

"Well, you've been doing good so far, girl. None of us suspected you before we came here," Alya pointed out and everyone agreed.

"I did once, but she tricked me into otherwise. I'm sure you'll see much later," Adrien pointed out himself and Marinette nodded in confirmation.

Scene: Adrien's room

Adrien's Voicemail: Hey, this is Adrien's voicemail. Leave a message.

Adrien: Ugh, it must still be at the gym. (He grabs Plagg, who was in the middle of eating, and leaves.)

Scene: The Louvre. Copycat, identical in every way to Cat Noir, strolls down the museum hall.

Copycat: (He's humming. The civilians are surprised. Some hold up their phones to take pictures or videos. He stepped across the rope to steal the Mona Lisa) Don't mind me. Just stealing this painting. Go about your business.

"Who steals a painting or something like that?" Kim asked.

"Uh, someone who wants to purposely frame somebody else," Adrien said as if it were obvious.

Civilian 1: Hey! (A hand is placed on Copycat's shoulder. Copycat trips the civilian.)

Civilian 2: I gotta get this on camera!

Scene: Streets. Adrien is being driven by his chauffeur.

Nadja: (from the radio) And in some astonishing news, there's been a spectacular theft at the Louvre. Amateur video showed without a shadow of a doubt that the thief is none other than the famous hero, Cat Noir.

Copycat: (on video) This painting is the cat's meow. (He runs away with the painting.)

Adrien: (shocked) Cat's meow? (gets out of the car) Not only is that person a fake, he's a terrible fake! (Adrien runs into the school to transform. Cat Noir then jumps off the building to investigate the scene.)

"OK, first of all, he does an impressive impression of you. And second of all, that's what you're most upset about at the moment?!" Marinette pointed out, leaving Adrien embarrassed and everyone chuckling.

Nadja: (From the radio inside the car) Thanks, now for your weather.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is wearing goggles and baking mittens, and operating Adrien's phone with a Q-tip.

"You seriously needed those things to crack the code on my phone?" Adrien asked laughing along with everyone else.

Marinette: Ugh, of course Adrien would own one of these super-expensive high-tech smartphones. I can't even figure out how to work this thing.

Tikki: Maybe it would help if you took off those silly mittens.

Marinette: And risk leaving fingerprints? No way. (Marinette's phone rings, and she answers; it's Alya.)

"You thought I'd check for fingerprints? You do know that I'm a simple teenage boy, right? Not Sherlock Holmes," Adrien joked while everyone else continued laughing at Marinette's ridicule.

"I didn't wanna take any chances!" Marinette excused herself making everybody laugh harder.

Alya: Problem fixed?

Marinette: Almost. I haven't erased the message yet, but I'm working on it as we speak.

Alya: No way. You palmed his phone?

Marinette: Yes? No? Uhh... I mean, I was planning to give it back. Actually, where are you? I can use some help.

Alya: No can do. I'm waiting for additional deets at the Louvre on the Cat Noir robbery.

Marinette: What? Somebody robbed Cat Noir?

"Not that I'm complaining, but you thought someone robbed me? How can someone rob me if everybody didn't know who I was under the mask or where I live?" Adrien asked rhetorically making Marinette blush.

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

"Sorry that we all thought it was you that day, Adrien," Alya sheepishly apologized along with everybody else. Adrien nodded in understanding and forgiveness.

Marinette: 'Kay. (She ends the call.) Cat Noir is a lot of things, but he's no thief. (takes goggles and mittens off) Time to transform!

"As you can see, I knew Cat Noir wasn't a thief all along!" Marinette pointed out proudly and Adrien smiled at her.

[Transformation Sequence]

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

Scene: Louvre. Cat Noir appears, and the police prepare themselves.

Cat Noir: Whoa! Easy, tigers! You've got the wrong cat! That thief's an impostor. I'm the real Cat Noir! (Agent Roger orders the police to stop) Let me check out where the robbery took place. I have a knack for finding clues. You know, animal instincts.

Roger: Of course. Come with me. Thanks for your help, Cat Noir. (They enter the museum. Cat Noir finds Théo's lollipop stick on a table. At that moment, Agent Roger presses a button and traps Cat Noir.)

"It's so obvious they didn't believe you! Why did you listen to them, dude?!" Nino pointed out loudly to his best friend.

"No comment," Adrien answered blushing.

Cat Noir: Hey! I'm the real Cat Noir! I'm way slicker than that guy.

Roger: (speaking into walkie-talkie) Kitty's in the slammer. I repeat, kitty's in the slammer. (Meanwhile, Ladybug arrives at the museum. She sees Mayor Bourgeois and the police.)

Ladybug: Mr. Mayor, this is ridiculous. I'm sure there's a simple explanation.

Roger: Kitty's in the slammer, Ladybug.

Ladybug: Don't think you're gonna keep him in there—

Roger: Now, now. Leave it to the experts, Ladybug. We've got it under control.

"Sorry about my dad, you guys," Sabrina apologized on behalf of her father. "He's pretty stubborn." Both heroes nodded and smiled showing their forgiveness.

Ladybug: Hmph! (Meanwhile, in the museum, Cat Noir uses his Cataclysm power to break the bars and free himself. He is confronted by police officers.)

"Well, they were stupid enough to forget his destructive powers!" Chloe commented and though reluctant, everyone agreed.

Cat Noir: Thanks for the warm hospitality, but I gotta split, so... I'll just say this one more time. You've got the wrong cat! (He knocks his way through the police)

Officer: (through walkie-talkie to Roger) Cat Noir is getting away! (Ladybug and Agent Roger run inside, and see the police officers on the floor.)

Roger: Well, if he's so innocent, then why is he running away?

Ladybug: Well, if you were wrongly imprisoned, wouldn't you run? (Meanwhile, Cat Noir runs away from the police. While hiding, he starts calling Ladybug with his staff. Ladybug's yo-yo receives Cat Noir's call.)

Roger: Requesting assistance, I repeat, requesting assistance. We are in pursuit of the suspect...

Ladybug: Cat Noir, what's going on?

Cat Noir: You know I'm innocent, don't you, Bugaboo?

Ladybug: Stop playing around and calling me Bugaboo. This is really serious!

Cat Noir: I'm gonna find the real culprit and save my tail. I'll get back to- (The police helicopter arrives) Wha!

Ladybug: Huh?

Police: (through megaphone) Give yourself up, Cat Noir!

Roger: Aren't you gonna go after him?

Ladybug: Uhh, I'll leave it to the experts. (She swings away. Cat Noir arrives at a subway and the police trapped one end of the stairs, where he turns back into Adrien as he walks upstairs while he whistles.)

"OOOOOH! ROASTED!" The teens shouted in amusement.

Police: Come on, let's get him!

Plagg: If you want my opinion, I'd say the thief was akumatized. (eats his Camembert. Adrien holds Théo's lollipop stick)

"You think, you pig?!" Tikki rhetorically asked her fellow kwami, who looked away in embarrassment.

Adrien: That much I had figured. See that lollipop stick? The sculptor. How did I not see that jealousy coming a mile away?

"Yours or his, dude?" Nino teased his best friend.

Plagg: Yours or his?

"See? Plagg knows what I'm talking about!" Nino pointed out, hi-fiving the kwami.

Adrien: Ha ha, so funny.

Scene: Outside Théo's studio.

Cat Noir: Gotcha, Copycat. (Meanwhile, Ladybug is at the top of a building, when her yo-yo receives a call)

Ladybug: Huh? Cat Noir, where are you?

Cat Noir: I found his den.

Ladybug: Who?

Cat Noir: My Copycat.

Ladybug: I'm not getting you.

Cat Noir: If you'd been there this morning, you'd know what I was talking about.

"I guess if I were there, you wouldn't have said those things to the sculptor," Marinette said and Adrien nodded in agreement.

Ladybug: Well? Tell me where you are.

Cat Noir: No, this is between me and him. I got myself into this mess, so I'm gonna get myself out.

"I don't mean to sound immodest, kitty, but how? I'm the only one who can capture the akuma," Marinette pointed out and everyone else murmured in agreement.

"No comment, m'lady," Adrien answered blushing.

Ladybug: Uhh, Cat? Cat! (She checks Cat Noir's location and heads for it.)

Scene: Théo's studio.

Cat Noir: (reading a note) Cat's in the bag? (The box bursts, and Cat Noir finds himself in chains.) Cataclysm! (Suddenly, Copycat appears and places a square object in front of Cat Noir's hand. He destroys it instead, wasting the Cataclysm.)

"OK, that was pretty smart of him, I have to say," Alya said and everyone nodded in agreement. Even Adrien, who still blushed in embarrassment.

Copycat: I don't get what Ladybug sees in you. A fool who so easily falls into my trap. (Cat Noir sees that Copycat has his staff) Looking for this? Which one should I pick up? My one or my one? (The staff starts ringing) Ladybug, hurry up. I've caught the impostor at Théo Barbot's workshop.

Ladybug: I'll be there in thirty seconds.

Cat Noir: Don't come here, Ladybug! It's a trap! (Copycat ends the call.)

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

Cat Noir: She won't be duped. She knows me too well.

"I sure do!" Marinette said proudly.

Copycat: I know you well too. (looking at his akumatized photo) And from now on, she'll love me, not you!

Cat Noir: Love me? ...You're right! She loves me! That's why she'll be able to reveal your true identity!

Hawk Moth: Copycat, stop this small talk and get me Cat Noir's Miraculous! (Copycat knocks Cat Noir down and is about to take his ring, but then Ladybug appears.)

Copycat: Huh?

Cat Noir: Ha ha!

Copycat: There you are.

Ladybug: Cat Noir! He really looks like you!

Cat Noir: That's because I am me!

Ladybug: Where is his akuma?

Copycat: Inside his ring, of course. Grab it.

Hawk Moth: Ladybug's doing all the work for us. What sweet irony. (Cat Noir's ring beeps.)

"Good thing I wasn't duped," Marinette said and everybody nodded in agreement.

Ladybug: He even has the same powers as you.

Copycat: Simply amazing, isn't it?

Cat Noir: If you don't believe I'm the real Cat Noir, ask him about our love for each other.

Ladybug: Uhh...

Cat Noir: Have I ever lied to you, Bugaboo?

"And that's how I knew it was you, kitty! Doesn't mean it wasn't still annoying," Marinette explained.

Ladybug: (To Copycat) I hope you didn't tell him about us.

Copycat: What?

Ladybug: That we're... you know, we made a secret promise?

Copycat: Uh, yes! Of course!

Ladybug: We never made a promise. Copycat!

"Wow! Smart Marinette strikes again!" Kim said amazed along with everybody else.

Copycat: I love you, Ladybug! I'm way better than this mangy alley cat!

Ladybug: Sorry, but liars are losers. Cat Noir may annoy me to pieces, but he's never lied to me.

Cat Noir: Thanks for the compliment. I think.

Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Do it now, take his Miraculous!

Copycat: If I can't have you, then nobody will! Cataclysm!

Ladybug: Let's wrap this up! Lucky Charm! (A spoon appears.) A spoon? What am I supposed to do with this? (Copycat is about to use his Cataclysm, but Ladybug holds Cat Noir's chains up so that Copycat breaks them and frees Cat Noir.)

"A SPOON?! WHAT?!" Everyone except for the two heroes and their kwamis shouted in surprise and disbelief that something seemingly useless is the Lucky Charm.

"And the award for most confusing Lucky Charm so far by unanimous vote goes to…the spoon!" Angel jokingly announced in which everyone agreed.

"How-?" Miss Bustier started saying.

"How did you defeat the supervillain with a spoon? Distract him by flirting with him and feeding him soup or something?" Chloe asked genuinely confused.

"I have to admit that I'm extremely confused, Marinette," Kagami said.

"Even I can't figure it out, Marinette. And I got an IQ of 170," Max said embarrassed.

"Believe me, I was confused as well. But, you'll see what I did with the spoon," Marinette answered as they turned their attention to the screen.

Cat Noir: Excellent job, my lady.

Ladybug: Where's his akuma?

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

Copycat: Ha ha ha! You're going to change back before me. (Copycat and Cat Noir fight, and Ladybug joins in.)

Ladybug: He's pretty good.

Cat Noir: Don't need to rub it in!

Copycat: I told you I was better than him.

Ladybug: (takes Cat Noir's staff) But I'm better than both of you! (gives the staff to Cat Noir. The two Cats keep fighting, and Ladybug grabs Cat Noir's arm)

"OOOOOH! ROASTED AGAIN!" The teens once again shouted laughing.

Cat Noir: Hey, it's me!

Copycat: He's lying! I'm the real one!

Ladybug: Ugh, now you're both annoying me to pieces! Show me your ring. How many pads do you have left? (Cat Noir's ring beeps first, showing only one pad left, while Copycat refuses to show his and his ring has three pads disappear at the same time.) Cat Noir, scratch attack!

Cat Noir: Gladly. I love a good cat fight. (meows. Ladybug uses her lucky vision, and it shows her Cat Noir's staff, a wooden rod, her yo-yo and the spoon. Ladybug uses these to make a fishing rod while Cat Noir used his feet to prevent Copycat from attacking and Cat Noir blinks and he unzips the pocket that has the photo.)

Ladybug: Time to go akuma fishing! (Ladybug uses the fishing rod to lift Copycat into the ceiling and Ladybug grabs his photo and tears it to release the akuma.) No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (catches the akuma) Gotcha! (turns akuma into a butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug! (Everything turns back to normal, and Copycat turns back into Théo, who is caught by Cat Noir.)

"So, you used the spoon to make a fishing rod?!" Luka summarized what just happened and Marinette nodded as everyone looked at her amazed.

"Genius!" Max said in disbelief as he's now considering Marinette as an intellectual rival.

Ugh! I may have underestimated you a bit, Marinette! But, Hawk Moth and I will get you someday! Lila threatened Marinette in her head.

Ladybug: Nice catch!

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

Ladybug: Once I figured out which cat was really in love with me, it was a no-brainer. (Cat Noir's ring beeps.)

Cat Noir: Better help the fellow out. His crush just got crushed. (under his breath, as he leaves) That makes two of us.

"Sorry about that, kitty," Marinette apologized to her boyfriend who then gave her a kiss on the cheek showing his forgiveness, making her blush.

Théo: Ugh... What am I doing here? Ladybug?

Ladybug: I'm sorry I couldn't make it this morning, Théo.

Théo: Can you autograph it for me?

Ladybug: Of course I can! You've got some real artistry here. You've really captured my essence.

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

Ladybug: Huh?

"Now I know what he was talking about! I was really confused at the moment," Marinette admitted making most of the audience laugh.

Scene: College. Cat Noir turns back into Adrien, and searches for his phone. He gives up and returns to the car.

Adrien: Didn't find it.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette is with Alya.

Automated voice: (from phone) If you wish to hear your message again, press 1. If you wish to erase your message, press 2. (Marinette presses 2.) Your message has been erased.

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

Alya: That's my girl.

"Uh, that didn't happen, m'lady," Adrien pointed out chuckling.

"I know that didn't happen," Marinette said annoyed.

Scene: College. Adrien is talking with Nino about his missing phone.

Nino: Maybe you dropped it somewhere.

Adrien: Well, if I did, then, whoever has it found it in the boys' locker room. I was checking my voicemail in there during fencing practice.

Alya: Do it now! (Marinette puts Adrien's phone in his bag, which falls over.)

Adrien: Huh? What in the... I already looked in here a thousand times!

Nino: You need some time off. Hey, I know, let's go to the movies tonight.

Alya: Hey, dudes, mind if a few friends tag along?

Nino: Sure thing! (Marinette looks at Adrien and jumps for joy)

Marinette: Yay!

"Wait a minute! I didn't do that! It was the show!" Marinette said pointing to the screen.

"Maybe not literally, girl, but inside…" Alya teased her best friend making her blush and the audience laughed.

"Told you it'd be an embarrassing episode for you two," Angel said amused, pointing to the two heroes. "Anyway, the next episode is The Pharaoh."

"Oh, yeah! Someone made my double life more difficult that day!" Marinette said, pointing to Alya, who looked sheepish and blushed. "Anyway, play it!"