15. Dark Cupid

Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont. Miss Bustier is teaching Literature class.

Miss Bustier: In most fairy tales, the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess. Can anyone tell us why?

Rose: (stands up, swoons) Because only love can conquer hate!

Miss Bustier: Correct, Rose.

Max: Technically speaking, this reasoning is only exhibited in about 87% of all fairy tales and-

"87% is still a lot, Max," Angel pointed out and the others nodded, kind of annoyed by Max's calculation as well.

"I know. I just wanted everybody to know that love isn't the answer 100%," Max said sheepishly.

"Maybe not. But we can dream, can't we?" Rose said, still sticking by what she said on-screen.

Miss Bustier: Thank you, Max. That's enough. (Marinette is looking over Adrien's shoulders as he writes a letter.) Adrien, I hope what you're writing has to do with my lesson. (Marinette gasps. Miss Bustier approaches Adrien) Can you tell me what I just said?

Adrien: That's why in most fairy tales, the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess because only love conquers hate.

"What you were writing had nothing to do with my lesson, did it?" Miss Bustier asks Adrien with a playful frown.

"No. Sorry," Adrien said sheepishly as he blushed in embarrassment.

"Well, at least he paid attention to the lesson anyway," Mr. Damocles said in consolation.

"Yeah. How did you do that anyway, dude?" Nino asked his best friend curiously.

"I'll tell you later," Adrien replied in a whisper as it is a secret and Nino nodded in understanding.

Miss Bustier: Very good, Adrien! Now, everyone, don't forget to finish Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault tonight, and happy Valentine's day, students!

Marinette: (to Alya) Hey, go ahead, I'll meet you outside.

Alya: Mhm. (Marinette continues to look over Adrien's shoulder as he continues to write his letter before Adrien crumples it up stands up and tosses the letter in the garbage can.)

"You dug through the garbage can to see what Adrikins was writing? How desperate are you?!" Chloe asked rhetorically. While both Marinette and Adrien blushed heavily, the others laughed as they found that comment funny.

Chloé: Hi Adrien, sign here please.

"Speaking of desperate, Chloe…" Marinette said to Chloe with a smirk and now the audience is laughing at Chloe.

Adrien: (sighs) Oh, come on, you know I hate signing autographs, Chloé.

Chloé: Oh, that's not what this is. This is a petition against cruelty to hamsters. Have you seen some of the ugly sweaters they are forced to wear? It's appalling. (Adrien begrudgingly signs the poster. Chloé hugs the poster and Sabrina smiles before they notice Marinette who is digging through a trash can as she pulls out a sheet of paper.) Well well, Marinette, looking for something to eat?

"Did you seriously fall for what Chloe just said?!" Marinette asked Adrien in disbelief.

"Not really. But I know she won't stop bugging me about it until I do sign her poster," Adrien said and everyone nodded in agreement while Chloe looked down in embarrassment.

Sabrina: Maybe she's looking for some better clothes! (Both laugh before running off)

"Well, that was uncalled for, you two!" Alya scolded both Chloe and Sabrina.

"We know!" Chloe and Sabrina both said simultaneously, ashamed.

Marinette: Ughhh!

Tikki: Don't give them the time of day, they don't deserve it.

Marinette: You're right, Tikki. (begins to read the letter) "Your hair is dark as night, your pretty bluebell eyes, I wonder who you are beneath that strong disguise. Every day we see each other and I hope that you'll be mine, together our love could be so true, please, will you be my Valentine?"

"Awwww! That's the most romantic poem I've ever heard!" Rose gushed over Adrien's poem and everyone else also gushed in agreement except for Lila of course.

Why her?! Does he know true beauty when he sees it?! Lila ranted in jealousy in her head.

Tikki: Whoa, now that's a love poem.

Marinette: Who could he be talking about? Hair as dark as night, bluebell eyes?

Tikki: Uh... you?

"It was really for Ladybug, wasn't it?" Marinette asked her boyfriend.

"Yeah, but now I realize I'm a bigger idiot. I described you exactly and yet, I never suspected you as Ladybug back then," Adrien confessed sheepishly.

"You're right! You really are a clueless boy!" Alya said laughing along with everybody else.

"Now you know what I go through every day since I found out Ladybug is Pigtails over here!" Plagg said as the audience laughed harder.

Marinette: (laughs nervously) Me? No way. There are plenty of girls at school with dark hair and blue eyes.

Tikki: Yeah, but bluebell eyes...

Marinette: What do you think he means by "strong disguise"?

"Let me guess: literally a strong disguise?" Marinette asked giggling.

"Yep!" Adrien answered, still embarrassed.

Tikki: (sighs) This is poetry. He means who you are deep down inside. He wants to get to know you Marinette! He's talking about you!

Marinette: (laughs and jumps up and down excitedly) Pinch me! (Zoom out to the outside of the classroom. Marinette continues to laugh until she shrieks) Not literally! (Zoom back into Marinette rubbing her arm, with Tikki giggling.)

Everyone in the theater laughed at Tikki literally pinching Marinette.

Scene: Outside of Collège Françoise Dupont. Marinette laughs with Alya while holding the letter. They two are exiting the school. Switch to Max standing on the sidewalk with Kim.

Max: Operation Valentine's Day is commencing. According to my extensive research and cross-referencing of online shopping sites, this particular jewel, (Max reveals a heart box hiding behind his back) was ranked highest in popularity. (He hands the box to Kim.)

"Whoa! That's so pretty!" Rose gushed over Kim's pin along with the other girls.

Kim: (laughs) That's perfect, Max! I better hit a home run with this one. Love is like baseball, right? You gotta have a strategy or you'll strike out. (Alya spots Max and Kim's conversation and gets excited. She grabs Marinette and drags her over to the boys.) But if you aim right, you'll hit it out of the ball park. Score!

Max: Oh yes Kim, lovely metaphor.

Kim: (eyeing the gem inside the box) Meta-who?

Everyone facepalmed in exasperation that Kim didn't know what a metaphor was, especially the teachers.

Alya: (grabs Kim's hands and looks at the jewel) Ooh! Sparkly! Is that for moi?

Max: (annoyed) Negative Alya. The recipient of this gem has already been determined, it's--

Kim: (grabs Max and cuts him off) Shh! Keep it on the down-low!

Alya: (excited) Scoop! Kim's got a major crush! (takes picture with phone) Who's the lucky lady?

"Is anything private with you, babe?!" Nino asked his girlfriend, exasperated that she would film something like this.

"Sorry! Have this drive to capture every interesting moment on film," Alya explained sheepishly and everyone facepalmed in response.

Marinette: (pushes Alya's arm down) It's gorgeous Kim. She's gonna be ecstatic! (Alya giggles)

Kim: (rubs back of head uncomfortably) Technically, she's still gotta accept it. (grabs Max) What if she says "no"!?

Marinette: (Alya looks around worriedly) She won't Kim, no way! (pumps fist) Don't hold back, Kim. Go for it, no regrets!

"Who on earth would turn down something pretty like that?" Mylene asked.

"Oh…you'll find that out," Kim answered, frowning over at Chloe who just looked down in embarrassment.

Kim: Operation Valentine's Day is underway! (high-five's Max)

Max: (Kim jogging in place, holding a map) Her route is highlighted here in yellow, yours in red. If you run at ten miles per hour you're going to gain a four and a half minute advance on her. Halt and wait here facing northwest -- the third most romantic spot in Paris. (Marinette and Alya thumbs up behind Max) Go go go!

Kim: Thanks, you guys. (runs away)

Alya: (elbows Marinette) I know someone who's good at dishing out advice who can't take some herself. (Alya points to Adrien who enters the car.)

"She's got a good point," Adrien pointed out.

Adrien: Let's go. (The door shuts and Adrien's bodyguard drives away.)

Marinette: You're right. It's time I told him.

Alya: Say what?!

Marinette: I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna tell Adrien my true feelings. Well... I'm gonna write them on a card, that is.

Alya: (looks shocked then laughs) Yeah!

Marinette: Yeah! (they fist bump)

"Did she?" Kagami asked curiously, getting the audience intrigued.

"Oh, she did. She just…forgot to sign it again!" Alya said laughing hard at the memory, and pretty soon, everyone followed suit as Marinette blushed heavily.

"You distracted me!" Marinette argued, still blushing.

"Excuses! Excuses!" Alya said, still laughing along with everybody else.

Alya & Marinette: Operation Valentine's Day! (they perform a handshake and run off. Cut to Aurore, Mireille and various other girls ogling over a poster of Adrien.)

Girls: He's so cute!

"I better get used to this, huh?" Marinette asked her boyfriend.

"Sorry," Adrien said with a shrug.

"Trust me, Marinette. I've been dealing with this for years. Which is why I did what you're about to see," Chloe said, pointing to the screen.

Chloé: Keep dreaming all you want girls but the boy is mine. (Sabrina nods before unrolling the poster, the girls gasping)

Aurore: To Chloé, the most awesome girl in the world and the love of my life. Signed, Adrien. (All the girls begin to cry)

Chloé: Uh, she's not crying enough. (Sabrina brings the poster towards the one girl who is not crying causing her to cry even more as Chloé and Sabrina laugh.)

"Chloe! Is that the poster I signed earlier? What were you thinking?!" Adrien asked his childhood friend in disbelief that she did something like this.

"Sorry, Adrikins. I know how much you hated rabid fangirls, so this is my way of getting them to back off," Chloe excused herself in which everyone rolled their eyes in response.

"Sure, Chloe," Marinette sarcastically said quietly, so that Chloe can't hear. But her boyfriend and best friends heard and snickered.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette tries to write a love letter to Adrien.

Marinette: Dear Adrien, dear Adrien... Dear Adrien... (sighs) I'm no good at this love letter writing thing... I sound like a total dorkasaurus!

"Is dorkasaurus even a word?" Kagami asked in amusement.

"Nope. Obviously made-up," Max answered which got the audience chuckling.

Tikki: Only when you say words like "dorkasaurus"! Relax, Marinette, I'm teasing. Think of Adrien and speak from the heart.

Marinette: (sees Adrien's letter, gasps) Adrien's letter! That's it! Why didn't I think of that before? I'll answer his poem!

"Wow, girl! What a genius idea!" Alya sarcastically teased her best friend.

Alya: Marinette! (Marinette gasps. Alya enters the room, with a pink heart-shaped card) Check it out!

Wait, isn't that…? Adrien thought in his head as he squinted to take a good look at the card.

Marinette: It's perfect! Thank you, thank you, thank you! (Marinette writes the love letter, with Alya watching) Voila!

Alya: Don't forget to sign it! (A ladybug flies inside the room, distracting Marinette) This is a good omen! Ladybugs are good luck, especially in the love department!

Marinette: Really?

Alya: Yeah you of all people should know about ladybugs.

Marinette: R-really? Wh-why do you say that?

"OMG, you're so nervous, girl! You're afraid I figured out you're Ladybug?!" Alya said laughing hard along with the audience.

"What else was I supposed to think?! I of all people should know about ladybugs?! Why not anybody else?!" Marinette retorted, blushing heavily. "Speaking of which, as you can see, you distracted me from signing my card!"

"Excuses! Excuses!" Alix said, imitating what Alya said earlier while the audience continued laughing.

Alya: Since ancient times the ladybug has been a symbol of love, guiding hearts on the path to devotion. It was on my blog this week. You read it didn't you?

Marinette: Oh yeah, yeah, of course. (Turns back towards her computer and sighs)

Scene: Agreste mansion in Adrien's room. Adrien is with Plagg as he tries to express feelings to Ladybug.

Plagg: So she's got eyes, arms, legs, big deal! How can you possibly be in love with Ladybug? You don't even know who she really is!

Adrien: (sighs) You don't know anything about love...

Plagg: Oh sure I do, I love Cheddar, I love Swiss and I love Camembert. (Adrien stands up causing his chair to spin as he heads for the window resting his arm and head against it in distress.) Aww, the poor boy's frustrated because he can't finish the poem for his masked sweetheart?

"Why can't you ever be supportive?!" Tikki asked her fellow kwami with a frown.

"I've been plenty supportive. But this kid's heartache was wearing out my patience!" Plagg retorted back.

"M'lady, can we trade kwamis again? Yours is so much nicer and more encouraging," Adrien playfully pleaded with his kitten eyes.

"I'm not falling for those eyes, kitty," Marinette teased her boyfriend back.

Adrien: I don't need a poem when I can tell her to her face... I love you.

Plagg: Bleh, gross. You're making me lose my appetite. (Plagg eats the Camembert) Almost.

Ugh! Me too! Lila thought bitterly in response to Adrien/Cat Noir's love for Marinette/Ladybug.

Scene: Pont des Arts. Kim is waiting on the side of a fence until he recognizes Chloé's voice and rushes forward.

Chloé: And that's right, in a 24 karat gold frame. Deliver it to Le Grand Paris Hotel and bill it to Daddykins, uh, I mean, Mr. Bourgeois. (stops after noticing Kim) What are you doing here?

"A 24-karat gold frame for that signed poster of Adrien? You sure have bizarre expensive taste, Chloe," Marinette noted and everybody else murmured in agreement.

"It was valuable to me! Of course I want to put it in a fancy gold frame!" Chloe defended herself as if something like that was normal. Everyone rolled their eyes in response.

Kim: (nervously) I-I...

Chloé: (mockingly) You-You...

Kim (clears throat and kneels down in a puddle of water) Will you be my Valentine? (presents a brooch to Chloé. A passing bike splashes water in Kim's face, and a chip bag blowing in the wind sticks to him.)

"CHLOE?! REALLY, KIM?!" Most of the teens exclaimed in exasperation at Kim's past crush on Chloe.

"What? I thought she was hot," Kim said, looking down.

"What's wrong with having a crush on me, may I ask?" Chloe asked, acting like her old self.

"You were mean, bratty, snobby, and you insult other people, Chloe. No one in their right mind would ever have a crush on someone like you!" Alya explained in which everyone nodded in agreement. Chloe frowned but stayed silent as she can't argue with that.

Chloé: (gasps) Don't move! (Chloé takes a humiliating photo of Kim then hits the send button.) Wait till everyone gets a load of this! Hahahaha! No offense, Kim, but my heart's saved for someone more awesome than you. (Chloé begins to walk off before turning back.) Don't you just hate how harsh love can be? (Kim drops the brooch and pulls the chip bag off his face and begins to sob)

"That was really mean, Chloe!" Adrien scolded his childhood friend as everyone gave Kim sorry looks and Chloe glaring looks.

"See, Chloe? This is why no one would have a crush on you back then," Marinette said, regarding what Alya said earlier. Chloe once again couldn't argue with that but changed from frowning to ashamed.

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. The window opens.

Hawk Moth: Ah, Valentine's Day, the day of love and the day of fools. So many delusions, so much disappointment. My evil akumas, you are going to have such a field day. (Hawk Moth transforms the akuma, charging it with power) Fly away my little akuma, and evilize him! (The akuma flies off, soon finding a sobbing Kim and entering his brooch for Chloé) Dark Cupid, I am Hawk Moth. I can give you the power to shoot your arrows, pierce love and impale friendship. But there is something you must do for me in return.

Kim: No love affair or friendship will escape my fury. No one will ever love again! (Kim is transformed into Dark Cupid by the akuma, and is seen shooting arrows at lovers whose lips turn black once hit and run away from their loved ones.)

Civilian: (Smashes bouquet of flowers into wall) Ugh, stupid flowers!

Civilian: (Pulls hand away from woman who he is with) Get off me!

Dark Cupid: Hahahahahaha!

Hawk Moth: Hahaha! Perfect. It won't be long before Ladybug and Cat Noir show up to meet their doom! (evil laughing)

"Again, Hawk Moth says that! And it never happens!" Adrien said as he and everybody else groaned at Hawk Moth's constant line.

Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie. Marinette and Alya enter, laughing, and Tom gives them candy apples.

Tom: Candy apples, girls?

"Those candy apples look delicious, Mr. Dupain. Too bad I never got to taste them," Alya said as she gazed at those candy apples.

"Didn't you girls eat them while you were out?" Tom asked confused.

"No we didn't, Dad. And you'll see why," Marinette answered, turning her face back to the screen.

Marinette: (takes the candy apples) Thanks, Papa. (Marinette and Alya exit the bakery)

Scene: The Place des Vosges.

Alya: Come on, Marinette! Do it before you chicken out! (Marinette is a little scared at first, but finally, she puts the love letter in the mailbox) Yeah!

Marinette: I did it! (They hug each other. Their phones ring, and they see Chloé texted them)

Alya: Chloé? Since when did she start texting us? (They open the chat, and see a picture of Kim. Both gasp) What a witch!

"How did you get our numbers anyway, Chloe?" Alya asked in which Chloe replied with a shrug.

"And another thing, Chloe. You'd think we would laugh at Kim like this? We would be consoling him and chewing you out for being so mean!" Marinette said in disbelief as the audience murmured in agreement and Kim gave Marinette a grateful smile.

"Got it. Lesson learned," Chloe said, still feeling ashamed and not wanting to talk about it further.

Marinette: And I was the one who told Kim to do it! I didn't know he was talking about her!

"It's cool, Marinette," Kim said, forgiving Marinette for her advice. "I should've told you who the girl was."

Alya: Dang, I hope Adrien doesn't do the same thing to you. (Upon hearing this, Marinette panics, and tries to get the love letter out of the mailbox) I mean—Girl, calm down! Adrien would never do that. (sees Dark Cupid in the sky) What in the world is that?! (points up at him)

"You thought I'd actually do something like Chloe did?" Adrien asked his girlfriend in disbelief.

"I was conditioned to think that anything is possible and I panicked at that possibility," Marinette said, excusing herself.

"Just for your peace of mind, I certainly wouldn't do that to you," Adrien said with a gentle smile.

"Thanks, kitty," Marinette responded with a kiss to his cheek.

Dark Cupid: Huh? (sees the candy apples Alya is holding) All hearts must be destroyed! (shoots arrows at the love apples, and shoots one at Alya, making her lips black)

Marinette: Alya? (Alya sticks the candy apples on Marinette's shirt) Hey, seriously?!

"And that's why we didn't eat the candy apples, Dad," Marinette deadpanned and Tom nodded in response.

Alya: You're not my BFF, you're a joke! Adrien's gonna laugh his head off at your lame attempt at poetry! (runs away, cackling)

"I'm so sorry, girl!" Alya quickly apologized to her best friend.

"It's okay, Alya. I know you didn't actually mean it," Marinette said sweetly.

Marinette: Alya?! (looks at Dark Cupid) What did he do to her? (looks at Dark Cupid's brooch) I've seen that jewel somewhere before. It's Kim's pin! He's been akumatized! (pulls the candy apples off of her shirt) This is... not... good! We gotta find him, fast! (she runs to a bench)

[Transformation Sequence]

Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Ha! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug. Ladybug jumps from rooftop to rooftop. She spots Dark Cupid and follows him.)

Scene: Outside Le Grand Paris. Chloé is complaining to the deliverers of Adrien's portrait.

Chloé: Ugh! I never said 18-karat gold! Those gold tones will never match my 24-karat toilet! Idiots! (Dark Cupid spots Chloé and shoots an arrow at her, but Ladybug stops him, making him miss. Chloe gasps)

"You were gonna put Adrien's signed poster next to your toilet?" Marinette asked Chloe in disbelief.

"Something about Adrien that gets your system going?" Alya teased as half the audience laughed while the other half groaned in disgust at the thought.

"Plus a golden toilet? That's so gaudy!" Alix snorted.

"Shut up!" Chloe shouted, red in the face as most people continue to laugh at her.

Dark Cupid: Ladybug!

Ladybug: Stop, Kim!

Dark Cupid: I'm not Kim, I'm Dark Cupid! I'll never stop! If I can't have love, then no one can!

"That's so sad!" Rose said shuddering as everybody murmured in agreement.

Ladybug: Okay, Dark Cupid, I get it. Chloé totally burned you. But that doesn't mean you have to take it out on all of Paris!

Dark Cupid: Oh yes, I do! I won't stop until everyone's heart is crushed. Say adios to your loved ones. From now on, you'll hate them! (Dark Cupid attempts to shoot his arrows at Ladybug who dodges them with her yo-yo. She soon falls catching herself on a roof gutter with her yo-yo.)

Hawk Moth: If you want to continue destroying love, bring me Ladybug's Miraculous, or I'll remove your powers!

Cat Noir: Falling for me already, my lady? (pulls Ladybug down next to him) I need to talk to you.

Ladybug: It's going to have to wait. Dark Cupi-

Cat Noir: (hushes her) I swore to myself that I'd tell you as soon as I saw you. Ladybug, I-I-look out! (Cat Noir spins around to shield Ladybug, and is struck by one of Dark Cupid's arrows.)

"See? This wasn't really the right time, kitty!" Marinette said as she winced at her boyfriend on-screen being struck by Dark Cupid's arrow.

"Sorry. I was afraid that if I waited, no time would be the right time," Adrien said, scratching the back of his head in nervousness.

Ladybug: (gasps) Cat Noir!

Cat Noir: (his lips turn black) Ladybug, I—I "loathe" you!

"You do know that I mean the opposite, right? I meant I love you," Adrien said in disbelief to what he just said under Dark Cupid's control.

"I know. I love you too, my cute little kitten," Marinette said as she kissed her boyfriend on the cheek, leaving him smiling and blushing.

"Awwwww!" Everybody gushed at the loved-up sight in front of them except for Lila.

Ugh! This is sickening! HE IS MINE! And I'm sure his father will agree! Lila growled at the sight in her head.

Ladybug: Cat Noir, snap out of it!

Cat Noir: (squeezes Ladybug incredibly close to him) You're nothing Ladybug, nothing to me! I hate you! (Ladybug jumps on Cat Noir's foot which made him feel pain on his foot and she uses his staff to launch herself into the air before grappling her yo-yo onto a street lamp and rolling into Le Grand Paris)

"Translation: You're everything to me and I love you," Adrien said and Marinette nodded and smiled in understanding.

Chloé: Ladybug, it's about time, where have you been?

Scene: Walls of Le Grand Paris. Cat Noir meets Dark Cupid. Cat Noir is still holding on to his staff before he retracts his staff then he puts his staff on his back and he climbs up the wall where he meets face to face with Dark Cupid.

Hawk Moth: (to Dark Cupid) Offer to help him in return for Ladybug's Miraculous.

Dark Cupid: (to Cat Noir) I can help you crush Ladybug, but you must give me her Miraculous in return. (Dark Cupid holds his hand out to Cat Noir.)

Cat Noir: No...problem. (Cat Noir cackles because he agrees to help Dark Cupid defeat Ladybug but Cat Noir must hand him Ladybug's Miraculous then Cat Noir holds his hand out to the villain.)

Hawk Moth: Yes. Yes! And once I have Ladybug's Miraculous, taking Cat Noir's will be child's play!

"Excuse me?!" Adrien said in angry disbelief to what Hawk Moth said about him.

Scene: Le Grand Paris. Chloé and Sabrina speak with Ladybug.

Ladybug: You gotta get out of here. Your friend Kim's turned into Dark Cupid and I don't know what he'll do if he finds you here.

Chloé: Moi? But how could he possibly have a vendetta against me?

"Really, Chloe?! Are you pretending or are you just that stupid?" Alix asked, frowning at her.

"The first one. I like to pretend that everyone adores me," Chloe answered sheepishly.

"That's kinda sad," Mylene noted and everyone nodded in agreement, but stayed silent as they don't want to hurt Chloe further, now that she's making an effort to change herself.

Ladybug: (aside) Who doesn't?

Chloé: Duh! It's because of this. Everyone would love to get their hands on it. (zooms in on the poster of Adrien). That's Adrien, a super hot guy in my class. And rich, too! He's hot for me of course.

"Chloe, when have I ever given you that indication?" Adrien rhetorically asked while Chloe just looked down sheepishly while the other teens snickered in disbelief.

Ladybug (under her breath) Not according to the poem.

Sabrina: (she is pointing at the poster of Adrien) It's alive! (The poster begins to seemingly walk into the Hotel and from behind it emerges Dark Cupid, he fires his arrows at Ladybug, Sabrina and Chloé and Ladybug deflects them with her yo-yo. She then grabs Chloé with her yo-yo and drags her onto the street.)

Chloé: Daddy!

Ladybug: Run Chloé! Run! (Chloé begins to run, followed by Sabrina. Cat Noir drops down from above and stands in front of Ladybug.)

Cat Noir: Well, well, Ladybug.

Ladybug: I don't want to fight you, Cat Noir.

Cat Noir: Ugh, that friendliness. It's so revolting. You are definitely not my friend! (Cat Noir leaps into the air and swings his staff directly at Ladybug. She dodges it and jumps up onto the roof to run away, and Cat Noir pursues her. Ladybug uses her yo-yo to grab Cat Noir's staff, and pulls him towards her)

Ladybug: Why are you so full of hate, Cat Noir?!

Cat Noir: Because hate conquers all!

Ladybug: I hate to burst your bubble, but hate doesn't conquer all. Love does! (Then she remembers what Miss Bustier and Rose said earlier about love)

Miss Bustier (in flashback): The prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess.

Rose (in flashback): Only love can conquer hate!

"My lesson helped you in this battle?" Miss Bustier asked Marinette.

"Yeah, Miss Bustier. The lessons I've learned in school have helped me from time to time," Marinette answered and her teacher beamed in pride.

Cat Noir: You're just buying time! Fight!

Ladybug: I'll do better than that.

"Is this going where I think it's going?" Alya asked with an amused smirk along with everybody else.

"Yep," Marinette answered as she got ready to bury her face in embarrassment. Meanwhile, Adrien, having no memory of what happened, glued his eyes to the screen intrigued.

Cat Noir Huh?

Ladybug: Come on, kitty kitty, just a peck... (she tries to kiss him, but she missed) Almost!

Cat Noir: (He yells) Get back, you savage! (Cat Noir begins running away from her)

Ladybug: Here, kitty kitty kitty! Come here! (She is running after Cat Noir so she can kiss him)

Everybody in the theater except for Marinette then burst into raucous laughter at the sight of Ladybug chasing Cat Noir to kiss him.

Scene: The street. Chloé runs away from Dark Cupid.

Dark Cupid: (he is laughing) You can't outrun me, Chloé!

Chloé: (she is trying to outrun Dark Cupid but she trips over a flower stand and falls near several civilians) Help! (The civilians see Dark Cupid but they run away while they are screaming and Chloé also sees him)

Dark Cupid: Happy Valentine's Day, Chloé. Now you'll get what you deserve.

Chloé: My hair! There is nothing worse in this world than a bad hair day! First, Ladybug wrinkles my new jacket, second, you totally ruined my hair! Just go ahead and just change me already! This day can't get any worse...

"REALLY, CHLOE?!" The teens rhetorically asked the blonde girl who just blushed in embarrassment.

Dark Cupid: I don't need to waste this arrow on you. Your heart is so dark and shriveled, there's no room for love. (he laughs while he is flying away)

"Wow! That's probably the biggest burn on Chloe I've ever heard!" Ivan said, laughing at what Dark Cupid said along with most others.

"You're right, Ivan," Mylene agreed with her boyfriend, laughing herself.

Chloé: Ugh! How dare you talk to me like that? (she bumps into Sabrina) Huh? Why are you just standing there? Help me up! (Chloé wants Sabrina to help her up but she doesn't move)

Sabrina: (it is revealed that her lips have turned black) Ha! You think I'd help someone as stuck up as you? (she takes an embarrassing picture of Chloé with her cellphone) Wait till everyone gets a load of this! (she cackles while she runs away)

"Even though I was under the villain's control at the time, I have to admit I do think about saying that to you every once in a while. Sorry, Chloe," Sabrina apologized to her best friend.

"I guess I can't blame for you that," Chloe said, smiling at her best friend.

Chloé: Ughhh...

Scene: Cat Noir is still being chased by Ladybug and finally, she catches up to him. Ladybug ties Cat Noir's leg with her yo-yo and he drops his staff then she ties him to a lamppost. She suspends herself from the top of the lamppost and she is leaning closer to Cat Noir so she can kiss him while she is hanging upside down.

Cat Noir: No, no! (Cat Noir doesn't want to be kissed by Ladybug so he dodges the kiss from her)

"Why am I fighting this?! This is what I've been waiting for my entire life! Curse you, Hawk Moth!" Adrien shouted in angry disbelief as everybody including Marinette laughed hard at his outburst.

Ladybug: Don't worry, I'm not looking forward to it either... (then she tries to kiss him again, but she missed so she holds his nose to prevent him from dodging a kiss from her) I can't believe I'm doing this... (she tries to kiss him again and Cat Noir whimpers but an arrow appears between them and that is shot by Dark Cupid. Ladybug avoids the arrows and Cat Noir is free from the lamppost thanks to Dark Cupid and Cat Noir picks up his staff and he puts it on the back of his suit then he joins Dark Cupid while Ladybug hides behind a tree)

Cat Noir: How you gonna fight both of us now, bug eyes? (Cat Noir and Dark Cupid fist bump each other. Then Cat Noir activates Cataclysm) I've often wondered what would happen if I use my Cataclysm on someone...

"Just for the record, I've never wondered," Adrien said and everyone nodded in understanding.

Ladybug: Lucky Charm! (A candy apple appears) A candy apple? What am I supposed to do with this? Think, Ladybug... (She looks around and she spots the fountain, Cat Noir's ring and Dark Cupid's brooch) Hey! I've got a Valentine's gift for you! (she comes out of her hiding place. Cat Noir and Dark Cupid are going to attack Ladybug together. Dark Cupid shoots arrows at her and she deflects them with her yo-yo. Cat Noir is about to use his Cataclysm on her but she avoids it and she grabs him by his belt so she jumps on him by jumping onto the statue and she throws the candy apple at Dark Cupid's head but he removes it.) Looks like you got yourself in a sticky situation! (Dark Cupid removes the candy apple from and he tries to shoot an arrow at her but his hand is stuck to the bow)

Dark Cupid: Ladybug!! (He yelled at Ladybug and he is also angry at her)

"Nice use with the candy apple!" Alix noted as she laughed at Dark Cupid's "sticky situation" along with everybody else including Kim himself.

Ladybug: And now, for the pussycat! (Cat Noir stands up then he yells and he continues to fight Ladybug by chasing her until he sits on top of her. Then Dark Cupid tells Cat Noir to take Ladybug's Miraculous from her and he obeys Dark Cupid's orders while he washes his hands at the fountain.)

Dark Cupid: Cat Noir, her Miraculous!

Cat Noir: With pleasure! Finally, I'll find out who you are, Ladybug! Your little secret will be out of the bag! (He still is sitting on top of Ladybug so he can reveal her secret identity to him and Dark Cupid. Before Cat Noir find out who Ladybug really is, she grabs his face and she kisses him to break the spell and he stops taking Ladybug's Miraculous and the kiss is preventing him from finding out her secret identity) Huh? (He gasps) What am I doing here? (He doesn't remember what happened to him. Ladybug grabs his hand and she carries him.)

"YOU KISSED ME?!" Adrien asked as he and everybody turned to face Marinette.

"I wasn't really kissing you as much as saving you from Dark Cupid's spell," Marinette said and the audience laughed out of disbelief. "You all are never gonna live this down, are you?"

"No way, girl! This is what all of Paris has been waiting for!" Alya said to her best friend, laughing.

"Well, I, for one, am annoyed. I mean I got what I wanted and I don't even remember it! Again, curse you, Hawk Moth!" Adrien shouted with a frown as the audience continued laughing until the episode starts replaying.

Ladybug: No time! The quiver pin, Cat Noir! Now! (She throws Cat Noir but he screams and he lands on top of Dark Cupid and she tells Cat Noir to take villain's quiver pin from him.) Grab it! Grab the pin!

Dark Cupid: No!

Cat Noir: Sorry, need that. (Cat Noir destroys the sash with Cataclysm) Happy Valentine's Day! (Cat Noir tells Dark Cupid, Happy Valentine's Day while he throws the quiver pin to Ladybug)

"Nice on the teamwork, dudes!" Nino complimented the two heroes who beamed with pride when everyone else followed suit. Except for Lila who's still annoyed at another victory from her enemies.

Ladybug: Awww, you shouldn't have... (she drops the quiver pin) Whoops! (she stomps on the pin to release the akuma) No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (she catches the akuma with her yo-yo) Gotcha! (She releases the akuma to turn it back to a normal butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug! (she throws the Lucky Charm into the air and its energy restoring everything back to normal)

Alya: (she is about to cut a picture of her and Marinette in half) What the heck am I doing?

"Thank goodness for the timing, girl!" Alya said and Marinette nodded in agreement.

Chloé: (to Sabrina) What the heck are you doing?!

Sabrina: (she is scribbling on Adrien's portrait) I have no idea!

"Ha! Karma has come to bite you in the butt, Chloe!" Alix snorted at Chloe's signed poster of Adrien being ruined.

Kim: (he transforms back to his normal self) Huh?

Ladybug & Cat Noir: Pound it!

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

Ladybug: (her Miraculous beeps) Oops!

Cat Noir: Wait, Ladybug! I gotta tell you something.

Ladybug: Look, the kiss... I had to break the spell, or...

Cat Noir: Kiss? What kiss? No, I just wanted to say... (his Miraculous also beeps)

Ladybug: Look out, Cat Noir, your ring is flashing!

Cat Noir: Uhh... yours too!

Ladybug: (she laughs) We're about to turn into pumpkins, and personally, I'd rather not see that. (Both superheroes run away opposite directions)

"Ooooh! So close!" The teens said in amusement.

Hawk Moth: Grrr... blasted Ladybug! Blasted Valentine's Day! (his window closes)

Scene: The Place des Vosges. The postman arrives, and opens the mailbox, full of letters.

Tikki: Hey, there's your chance to get your card back!

Marinette: That was before...

Tikki: Before what? Tell me!

Marinette: I realized that even with all this hate everywhere, love still wins. But if I wanna win over Adrien, he needs to know the truth about how I feel.

Tikki: Ah! This is a big day!

Scene: Adrien's room. Plagg is talking about Cat Noir being rude to Ladybug.

Plagg: Hahaha! Can you believe all the horrible thoughtless things you said to Ladybug? (he eats his Camembert)

"Wait! You knew what I said while I was under Dark Cupid's control and you didn't say anything?!" Adrien asked Plagg in a stern manner.

"And to hear you whine about it? Nah, I just wanna eat my cheese!" Plagg said as he gobbled up another piece of Camembert. Everyone just laughed or facepalmed at his comment.

Adrien: You think it's funny, huh? (Adrien is feeling down because his alter ego was being rude to Marinette's alter ego) Ugh!

Plagg: What's the big deal? You've got so many cards from all these lady fans of yours! Take your pick! (he chooses, between all the cards and he picked a heart-shaped one by tossing the card to Adrien while he is laying facing down on the bed while he is closing his eyes)

"Oh, look at that! Plagg actually did something right for once!" Tikki said about her fellow kwami and everyone chuckled in agreement.

Adrien: (he sees the card and he is surprised that someone responded to his poem while he is sitting on his bed) Whoa, hold up! Someone answered my poem? But I threw it away! (he starts to read the poem) "Your hair shines like the sun, your eyes are a gorgeous green, I look at you and wonder your innermost thoughts and dreams. Yes, your Valentine I will be, our love will be so true, together for eternity, my heart belongs to you." (he gasps)

Plagg: Aww, well, anyone who writes as sickeningly sweet as you must be your soulmate.

"Awww! Plagg is right! You two are definitely soulmates! Both your poems are so romantic!" Rose gushed along with the rest while the two heroes looked at each with blushing smiles before kissing each other again.

Soulmates! There's no such thing! And I'm gonna make sure of that! Lila ranted, being the only one disgusted by the two heroes' love for each other.

Adrien: It isn't signed... (A ladybug flies and lands on the card. He follows it to the window, and watches it fly away.) Could it have come from Ladybug?

"Yes and no," Marinette jokingly answered causing chuckles in the audience.

Plagg: Oh, please.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette can't remember if she signed her letter.

Alya: What do you mean, you don't remember? Did you sign the card or not?

Marinette: I don't know! The ladybug came along while I was writing, then you were yapping about your blog, and then... It's all a blur!

Alya: (laughs) I don't believe you! The girl didn't even sign it! I love you and all, but sometimes you seriously bug! You know that, right? (Both of them laugh as a ladybug flies outside the house.)

"Talk about bad luck, m'lady!" Adrien said laughing at his girlfriend's past misfortune.

"OK, one last episode before we turn in for the night," Angel announced. "The next episode is Horrificator."

"Who was that?" Luka asked curiously.

"I think that was me," Mylene said, raising her hand. Everyone who was there nodded in confirmation.

"That day was a nightmare and I'm not talking about Mylene turning into a slimy monster," Marinette noted. The people who were there murmured in agreement and the people who weren't became intrigued as the episode begins to play.