77. Gamer 2
Scene: Place des Vosges.
Manon: Mommy! I wanna go on the merry-go-round! Pretty please!
Nadja: As many times as you like, sweetheart. It's Sunday!
Manon: Yay!
Scene: Marinette's room.
Tikki: When were paid holidays instituted in France?
Marinette: Oh, Tikki. Please don't talk about holidays.
Tikki: But it's for your history test tomorrow, Marinette.
Marinette: Uh, okay. First paid holiday. Summer 1936.
Miss Bustier beamed in pride that despite her student's many responsibilities, she still finds time to study her lessons.
Tikki: Good job. Eh... you're drawing on a T-shirt right now.
Marinette: Ah! (groans)
Tikki: Perhaps you should take a little break, Marinette.
Marinette: I can't, Tikki. It's all due tomorrow! Tomorrow! To-morrow!
Tom: (knocks and enters the room) Marinette! Ultimate Mecha Strike tournament time!
Marinette: Video games? It's been so long since I last played video games. No! I can't give in! Dad, with the T-shirts for Kitty Section, the history test, the sketches for Jagged Stone's new poster, I still have 72 hours worth of work left to fit in by tomorrow. And the rest of the week after that's even worse. I don't have a choice. I have to... stop playing.
"Jeez, girl! Talk about working yourself to death! I mean, seriously, all of that stuff due in one day?!" Alya asked her best friend in shock and concern as well as everyone else (except for Lila of course).
"Yeah, you really gotta start saying no, m'lady," Adrien said, worried about his girlfriend being overworked.
"I know," Marinette groaned in a tired manner.
Tom: Stop playing? But Marinette, playing is like that little pinch of salt in baguettes. It makes life tastier.
"Mr. Dupain, are you actually discouraging your daughter from studying?" Miss Bustier asked her student's father with a playful smirk to match.
"Not at all, Miss Bustier. I was insisting that she'd take a break for at least an hour for pleasure. Otherwise, her brain can be in overload!" Tom answered, making most others snicker while Marinette blushed in embarrassment.
Marinette: Dad, I've got so many cakes baking in the oven right now, they're all on the verge of getting burned. No amount of salt is gonna fix this.
Tom: Fine. That's too bad. But remember, watch your apple pie, sweetheart. It's bubbling all over your cinnamon flan. (leaves)
Scene: Dupain-Cheng living room.
Tom: Oh, why does she have to grow so fast?
Sabine: It's a part of life. (holds controller) So, best of three do the laundry?
Scene: Marinette's room. Tom and Sabine begin playing Ultimate Mecha Strike so loudly that Marinette can hear them.
Tom (from downstairs): Oh, you've got me! I know your secret! You've been practicing in secret!
Sabine (from downstairs): Triple Cosmic Kick! Bam! Yes, I've got you!
Tom (from downstairs): Oh no!
"OK, the parents are playing video games while the child is overworking herself. Is there something wrong with this image?" Angel asked and everyone else chuckled in agreement.
Tikki: So... paid vacation was instituted to allow workers to...?
Scene: Miss Bustier's class.
Marinette: (asleep) ...take a break. Play video games. (wakes up) No! (looks for the test paper and finds it stuck to her face) Found it! It really was just a dream. I filled it out. For real! (gives the paper to Miss Bustier) Now I just need to finish the last Kitty Section T-shirts, review my English lessons, and color paint.
Max: (from a distance) It's for my new video game.
Marinette: (gasp) Ah, video games. (back to reality) Coloring the poster!
Lila: Oh, I'd love to test your video game, Max, but I promised Prince Ali we'd go on a charity cruise over the Seine on his yacht this afternoon. Sorry.
"Prince Ali? Charity cruise? Really?!" Marinette asked Lila with a cringed disbelief look on her face. "What do you even do when you're not making up stories or scheming to make yourself look better?"
"Just laze around and pamper myself until I can find others to pamper me instead. At least I'm relaxed while you're making yourself crazy," Lila teased with an evil smirk on her face, bringing glares from most of the audience.
"At least Marinette has a life, Lila. And social climbing is not qualified as a life," Adrien retorted back in defense of his girlfriend making the others snicker in agreement while Lila just growled.
Max: Kim!
Kim: Yeah?
Max: Interested in playing the best fighting game in the world? 100% created by your best friend!
Marinette: A fighting game... he designed himself! Oh, what's wrong with me?
Kim: I'm sure I'd get the highest score. But I've got swimming practice. Ondine's waiting for me.
Max: Alix! Are you up for testing my game? I've included more than 50 characters and you can even loot their equipment.
Marinette: 50! Loot! Ah! No, no, no, no, no…
"OK, Marinette, I gotta ask: playing video games or have Adrien pose for you in nothing but a swimsuit?" Angel asked with a teasing smile, making all the others chuckle while Marinette just blushed a heavy shade of red at the thought.
"Put those two together and let's see how she plays," Alya teasingly suggested, making the audience laugh even harder while Marinette's face becomes redder.
Alix: No can do. I've got an in-line skate contest coming up. No winning without training.
Scene: Locker room.
Adrien: Sorry, your game sounds amazing, but I've got fencing right now. Then my Chinese lesson, then a photoshoot...
Scene: Art classroom.
Nathaniel: A fighting game with former akumatized people? What do you say?
Marc: The appointment with the editor is next week and we still have a lot of pages to finish.
Rose: Oh, we'd gladly help you debug the game if it weren't for our costume fitting at Marinette's.
Max: Ah, Marinette! The most skilled gamer in the whole class. We won the Ultimate Mecha Strike inter-school tournament together. Of course she won't say...
Scene: Library.
Marinette: NO!
Max: But, I haven't said anything yet!
Marinette: And I don't want you to say it. Because then I wouldn't be able to refuse. And I have to resist! I've got too much to do today. A Kitty poster to sew for Jagged Stone. I mean, a Jagged T-shirt for drawing Kitty. I mean, ah! (bangs head on table)
"Jeez, M! Your brain must be fried," Alix teasingly said of her friend's mixing-up of her words on-screen as well as everybody else while Marinettec continued to blush in embarrassment.
Chloé: What Dupain-Cheng is trying to tell you, using this ridiculously fake excuse of hers, is that she doesn't want to play your dumb, little video game. In fact, no one wants to, because everyone has a much more interesting life than you do. Even Marinette, which is really saying something.
"Thanks for taking my rambling viciously out of context, Chloe," Marinette reprimanded the blonde girl with a frown.
Marinette: No, this isn't a fake excuse at all. I really do have a Jagged Stone poster to knit for Kitty. No! To post a Stone. Uh, to Stone a Jag. Uh... ah! I'm late! (takes off)
Scene: Locker room. Max opens his locker and spots Markov inside.
Max: Ah, Markov! At least I can count on you.
Markov: I'm sorry, Max. I'm currently connected to the world wide Artificial Intelligence Network. We're looking for a solution to the global warming crisis.
Max: But, I need you to help me test my video game.
Markov: Impossible! In order to optimize my results, I have eliminated all recreational activities from my system. (Max sadly closes his locker)
"Ouch! Even your robot is too busy for you, buddy?!" Kim asked in surprise as well as everybody else while Max sadly nodded in confirmation.
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Hawk Moth picks up on Max's disappointment.
Hawk Moth: Oh, how depressing. All of his friends having such important and serious things to do. I, however, love a good game. (creates an akuma) And I've got all the time in the world. Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!
Scene: Locker room. The akuma enters Max's glasses.
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Nice to see you again, Gamer 2.0. Our last little round felt a little incomplete. So, how about a rematch? I could give your game a whole new dimension. One thing hasn't changed, though. I'm only asking for one tiny reward.
Max: Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous. Game on! (transforms into Gamer 2.0)
"OK, I admit it was a juvenile reason to get akumatized over," Max sheepishly admitted after seeing himself be akumatized again and everyone else murmured in agreement.
Scene: Parc des Princes. The arena is turned into Gamer 2.0's gaming dimension.
Scene: Locker room. Markov suddenly disappears.
Scene: The Principal's office. Mr. Damocles and Miss Bustier suddenly disappear.
Scene: Outside Collège Françoise Dupont. Officer Roger is giving Adrien's bodyguard tickets.
Roger: One more ticket for... (he and the bodyguard suddenly disappear)
Scene: Place des Vosges. Nadja, Manon, and Mr. Ramier suddenly disappear.
Scene: Library. Chloé, Sabrina, and Fred Haprèle suddenly disappear.
Scene: The Courtyard. Adrien is fencing with Kagami when suddenly, she and Mr. D'Argencourt disappear. Adrien rushes into the restroom.
"Why are we all disappearing?" Kagami asked curiously, unaware of why she herself and the others are vanishing on-screen as well as everyone else who vanished.
"Gamer 2.0's capturing everyone who has ever been akumatized in the past," Angel explained and the two heroes nodded in confirmation. "You all will see why."
Adrien: Something smells bad around here, Plagg.
Plagg: Oh, could it be Brie? Reblochon? Camembert? Please tell me you smell Camembert!
Adrien: No, I smell evil. Plagg, claws out! (transforms into Cat Noir behind the stall door)
Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette finishes up designing the T-shirts for Kitty Section.
Marinette: The last one! (Rose, Juleka, Mylène, and Ivan suddenly disappear)
Gamer 2.0: (onscreen) What do you do when no one wants to play with you? You give them no choice.
Marinette: Max?
Gamer 2.0: Ladybug, Cat Noir. All of these people were once akumatized and then saved by you. If you want another chance at freeing them, you're going to have to come and play with me.
Tikki: I think you're gonna have to take a break this time.
Marinette: Then let's make it quick. I still have a lot to do.
[Transformation Sequence]
Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Yeah! (transforms into Ladybug)
Scene: Parisian rooftops near Parc des Princes. Ladybug and Cat Noir meet up.
Cat Noir: First one who finds a way in wins.
Ladybug: We don't have time to play, Cat Noir. I've got a ton of other things to do. (Two pyra-pods float towards Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Gamer 2.0: (on pyra-pod screen) So, Ladybug and Cat Noir? Ready to play? Please enter your pyra-pod.
Cat Noir: What if it's a trap, m'lady?
Ladybug: No, I'm sure it's not. He just wants to play. So, let's keep in touch. (puts her hearing device into her ear. Cat Noir puts his hearing device into his ear. Ladybug and Cat Noir enter the pyra-pods and are transported into Gamer 2.0's dimension)
Scene: Gamer 2.0's video game dimension in the Parc des Princes. Ladybug and Cat Noir enter.
Gamer 2.0: Take your pyra-pad. (Ladybug and Cat Noir put their hands in devices that lock them in) Welcome to Miraculous All-Star Brawl! If you win, I'll set you free. You, and all of them. (shows all of the playable characters) But if you lose…
"So, this is the live version of the video game Max just designed. The reason that those of you that have been akumatized in the past were captured is because you've been turned back into your akuma forms and are characters in the game. The objective of the game is to select which akumatized supervillain you wanna play and have them battle each other with their superpowers. In order to win, you have to knock your opponent off the game arena or break their akumatized object. When you win, you get both the winning and losing character's akumatized objects as loot," Angel explained Gamer 2,0's akumatized video game, bringing loud and enthusiastic excitement from the others.
"That sounds like an awesome game!" Alix said as she pumped her fist in the air with excitement and everyone murmured excitedly in agreement.
Ladybug: I don't have time to lose, Gamer. Let's begin and get this over with.
"OK, before this game battle starts, why don't we make this a little fun? Before each round, you all select which supervillain is going to win. And after the winner is revealed, the ones who selected the winner get some candy. What do you guys say?" Angel suggested.
"YEAH!" Everyone in the audience (especially the teens but except for Lila) answered enthusiastically at the idea.
"OK, ground rule: the only ones who can't participate are our two heroes, Max, and Lila. The two heroes and Max because they're the ones who were playing and already know the results. Lila because well...she's restrained," Angel explained further and after some thought, everyone else nodded in agreement while Lila just frowned and looked away. "You guys ready?" The audience members nodded in confirmation.
Gamer 2.0: (after Ladybug selects The Mime) Your hastiness will be your downfall, Ladybug. My chance of winning has just shot out 86%. (selects Riposte)
"OK, first round: The Mime or Riposte? Vote!" Angel said as she zapped two buttons in each of the participants with the supervillains' names on them. After some serious thought, the participants pressed their votes. "OK, it looks like 60% voted for Riposte and 40% voted for The Mime."
Game Voice: Mime. Riposte. Ready? Fight!
Gamer 2.0: (charges towards The Mime) I'm gonna slice you into sashimime! (The Mime blocks Riposte's attacks by miming a shield but gets close to falling off the arena.)
Cat Noir: Wouldn't you be better off miming a Cat Noir to come lend you a helping paw, m'lady?
Ladybug: I know what I'm doing! (The Mime's shield disappears)
Cat Noir: Be careful! The Mime's object disappears if you talk. (The Mime pushes Riposte away from him)
Ladybug: Thank you, Captain Obvious! (The Mime and Riposte continue to fight until eventually, The Mime ties up Riposte by miming some rope and throwing her off the arena)
Ladybug: Au revoir!
Game Voice: Ring out! Mime wins!
"OK, those of you who selected The Mime, you all get some candy!" Angel reminded them as she snapped her fingers and placed candy in the hands of people who voted for the Mime much to their excitement.
Cat Noir: Talking on purpose? Miming your own yo-yo? Clever as ever, m'lady.
Ladybug: I won, Gamer 2.0. Release us!
Gamer: A game with just one round? Where's the fun in that, Ladybug? It doesn't end until you battled all the characters in the game.
Ladybug: But this is gonna take forever!
Gamer 2.0: That's the best part about it! The longer, the better! (Ladybug groans)
Cat Noir: My turn! My turn! Frightningale, Stormy Weather — Awesome! But a little too awesome for a first battle. Oh, my Copycat! Nah, I'd be too good as myself. That'd be too easy.
Ladybug: (on earpiece) Hurry up! Choose Copycat and Cataclysm this game away so we can get back home!
Cat Noir: Fine. If we need to hurry this up. (selects Mr. Pigeon)
"WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" The teens asked Adrien in extreme disbelief that he'd select a lame supervillain.
They'll certainly be shocked afterwards! The two heroes and Angel thought simultaneously in their heads.
Ladybug: You've got to be kidding me!
Cat Noir: What? I've always wanted to train pigeons.
Gamer 2.0: (selects Dark Cupid and laughs) There aren't even any pigeons in this stadium! (Mr. Pigeon blows his bird whistle and a pigeon lands on his arm)
"OK, second round: Mr. Pigeon or Dark Cupid? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons in front of each participant.
"Well, this is a no-brainer," Kim said, confident that his akumatized form will certainly win for sure as he pressed his button.
"OK, we got 90% in favor of Dark Cupid and 10% in favor of Mr. Pigeon. That indicates only one of you voted for Mr. Pigeon. Which of you is it?" Angel asked curiously.
"I did!" Alix answered as she raised her hand.
"Hahahaha! Seriously?! The pigeon guy beating me?! Impossible!" Kim boasted as he flexed and showed off his muscles.
"Hey, I have my doubts about the pigeon guy too. But, I still wanna bet against you, jockstrap!" Alix retorted back, making the others laugh in disbelief before turning their attention back to the screen.
Cat Noir: There is one. And I'm gonna call him Fiery Phoenix. (Ladybug groans. Dark Cupid fires arrows at Mr. Pigeon)
Gamer 2.0: More like Mega Flop Phoenix. (laugh) It's gonna be the fastest victory ever! (Mr. Pigeon's pigeon charges towards Dark Cupid at a fiery speed and attacks him) Ah! Get away, you flying rat!
Cat Noir: (while Mr. Pigeon grabs onto Dark Cupid and throws him on the arena floor) Double ankle grab and smash! Somersault bum drop! (Mr. Pigeon jumps on top of Dark Cupid) Feathered face wash! (Mr. Pigeon's pigeon slaps Dark Cupid's face while Mr. Pigeon grabs Dark Cupid's pin and throws it across the arena) Volatile's Elbow! (breaks pin)
Game Voice: Mr. Pigeon wins!
"WHAAAT?!" Everyone (except for the two heroes and Angel) exclaimed in shock and disbelief that Mr. Pigeon actually won against Dark Cupid.
"Oh, come on!" Kim groaned, humiliated at his defeat. "I got beaten by that guy?!"
"Well, Alix, you get candy!" Angel said proudly to the teen girl as she magically gave her candy.
"Yes!" Alix said as she got her candy. "Take that, jockstrap!" Kim then stuck his tongue out at her and Alix stuck her tongue out back at him.
Cat Noir: Pound it, Fiery Phoenix.
Gamer 2.0: Impossible!
Ladybug: Can we play the whole match in one go?
Gamer 2.0: Then it wouldn't be fun anymore. We've still got so many more rounds left. Plus the finale.
Ladybug: If you ask me, this was never fun. (Ladybug selects Befana while Gamer 2.0 selects Dark Owl)
"OK, third round: Befana or The Dark Owl? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons for each participant. After the votes were in, she announced, "OK, we got 50% for each, so it's a tie. Let's see which one wins."
Game Voice: Befana. Dark Owl. Ready? Fight! (Befana attacks Dark Owl with her candy gun)
Ladybug: You called for coal, bird brain?
Gamer 2.0: Owl Mist! (Dark Owl surrounds the arena with orange smoke) Boomerang! (A boomerang knocks Befana off her motorcycle and Dark Owl kicks her out of the arena)
"I had no idea I was so athletic," Mr. Damocles said in shock to his akumatized form using athletic skills to defeat Befana.
Game Voice: Ring out! Dark Owl wins!
"OK, people who selected The Dark Owl, get your candy!" Angel said as she magically zapped candy for those who selected The Dark Owl.
Gamer 2.0: Hoo, hoo! No one is as laser precise as the Dark Owl!
Ladybug: You got lucky, that's all.
Cat Noir: My turn! (selects Reflekta while Gamer 2.0 selects Rogercop) This brings back memories.
"OK, fourth round: Reflekta or Rogercop? Vote!" Angel said as she zapped two buttons once again for each participant. After all the votes were in, Angel announced, "OK, we got 60% in favor of Reflekta and 40% in favor of Rogercop."
Game Voice: Reflekta. Rogercop. Ready? Fight! (Reflekta and Rogercop have a brief staredown)
Ladybug: Ugh! C'mon now! (Reflekta turns Rogercop into her replica)
Cat Noir: (while Reflekta approaches Rogercop) They see me catwalking. They hatin'. (pushes Rogercop off the arena)
Game Voice: Reflekta wins!
"OK, people who selected Reflekta, get your candy!" Angel said as she once again magically zapped candy for those who selected Reflekta.
Ladybug: Stop boasting, Cat Noir. We're not here to have fun. We must end this fast! (chooses Copycat while Gamer 2.0 chooses the Puppeteer)
"OK, fifth round: Copycat or The Puppeteer? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons in front of each participant. The voting took a little longer than expected, which Angel guessed is because it's hard to choose between the two. After all the votes were in, Angel announced, "OK, we got 70% in favor of The Puppeteer and 30% in favor of Copycat."
Game Voice: Copycat. Puppeteer. Ready? Fight!
Ladybug: Cataclysm! (Copycat charges towards Puppeteer)
Gamer 2.0: Copycat, come to life! (Puppeteer throws a Copycat doll in the air, zaps it with her wand, and makes it so that Copycat uses Cataclysm on himself)
Game Voice: Puppeteer wins!
"OK, those who selected The Puppeteer, get your candy!" Angel said as she once again magically zapped candy for those who selected The Puppeteer.
Cat Noir: Ouch... that sure was fast.
"That really was faster than expected, m'lady," Adrien said truthfully to his girlfriend.
"Shut up," Marinette quietly mumbled back to her boyfriend who snickered in response.
Gamer 2.0: (laugh) You're the one who wanted to speed things up, and now you're going to lose even faster than you thought, Ladybug.
Ladybug: We will not lose! (scrolls through characters)
Cat Noir: Hey! It's my turn to-
Ladybug: I refuse to lose!
Cat Noir: No biggie. Be my guest. (Ladybug selects Gorizilla while Gamer 2.0 selects Stoneheart)
"OK, sixth round: Gorizilla or Stoneheart? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons in front of each participant. After all the votes were in, Angel announced in shock, "Wow! 100% in favor of Stoneheart. What made you all choose him?"
"It's easy, dudette. Stoneheart gets bigger and stronger each time he's been attacked and Gorizilla does nothing but attack with his fists," Nino pointed out and everyone else murmured in agreement.
"Yeah, pretty stupid of me to select Gorizilla in the first place," Marinette sheepishly admitted while looking down in embarrassment.
Game Voice: Gorizilla. Stoneheart. Ready? Fight! (Gorizilla punches Stoneheart, but he grows bigger and grabs Gorizilla)
Ladybug: Oh, man! (Gorizilla is thrown off the arena)
Game Voice: Ring out! Stoneheart wins!
"Well, now you all get candy!" Angel said as she once again magically zapped candy, but this time to everyone since they all voted for Stoneheart.
Gamer 2.0: Ha ha! I win again, Loserbug!
Cat Noir: Uh, m'lady? You okay if we review your strategy, just a tad? I'll show you. (chooses Anansi while Gamer 2.0 chooses Stormy Weather)
"OK, seventh round: Anansi or Stormy Weather? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons in front of each participant. After all the votes were in, Angel announced, "OK, we got 70% in favor of Anansi and 30% in favor of Stormy Weather."
Game Voice: Anansi. Stormy Weather. Ready? Fight!
Gamer 2.0: Cyclone! (Stormy Weather pushes Anansi with a strong breeze) Haha haha hahaha! (looks down the arena for Anansi)
Cat Noir: Surprise! (Anansi shoots a web at Stormy Weather and knocks her off the arena)
Game Voice: Anansi wins!
"OK, those who selected Anansi, you get your candy!" Angel said as she magically zapped candy for those who selected Anansi.
Cat Noir: Ha ha! See, m'lady? M'lady? You okay?
Ladybug: Cat Noir... I think I forgot how to play!
Cat Noir: Okay, I've got this. (selects Lady Wifi while Gamer 2.0 selects Timebreaker)
"OK, eighth round: Lady WiFi or Timebreaker? Vote!" Angel said as she once again zapped two buttons in front of each participant. The voting took as long as the one between Copycat and The Puppeteer and once all the votes were in, Angel announced, "OK, we got 50% for each. Let's see which one wins."
Game Voice: Lady Wifi. Timebreaker. Ready? Fight! (Timebreaker charges towards Lady Wifi, but she freezes her with the pause icon)
"OK, those who selected Lady WiFi, get your candy!" Angel said as she magically zapped candy for those who selected Lady WiFi.
Cat Noir: M'lady, the best way to win isn't about knowing how to play. (Lady Wifi pushes Timebreaker off the arena) It's all about loving to play. (Cat Noir as Zombizou defeats Gamer 2.0 as Horrificator) Playing is the best way to do something you'd never do in real life. (Cat Noir as Weredad defeats Gamer 2.0 as Frightningale) So have some fun, my Bugaboo. And Gamer won't have a chance at beating you.
"So, we won't do all the rounds since some of them pass on quickly as you saw," Angel pointed out and everyone else nodded in agreement.
Ladybug: Playing is the best way to do something you'd never do in real life...! Yeah! There could be something I always wanted to do.
Cat Noir: Be my guest. (Ladybug selects Evillustrator while Gamer 2.0 selects Volpina)
"OK, ninth round: Evillustrator or Volpina? Vote!" Angel said as she once again magically zapped two buttons in front of each participant. After all the votes were in, Angel announced, "OK, another 100% vote. In favor of Evillustrator."
"Well, duh! Who else wants to vote for that?!" Chloe rhetorically asked as she pointed at Lila and everyone else laughed in agreement while Lila angrily growled in offense.
Game Voice: Evillustrator. Volpina. Ready? Fight! (Volpina plays her flute)
Gamer 2.0: Mirage! (Multiple illusions of Volpina appear, but Evillustrator punches the real Volpina off the arena)
Game Voice: Ring out!
"Well, that was easy," Nathaniel said as he proudly saw his akumatized form take down Volpina much to everyone else's amusement except for Lila who just gritted her teeth in anger.
Ladybug: Oh, that felt so good! (She and Cat Noir win the next several battles. Kung Food defeats Antibug) No cockroaches in my kitchen! (Sapotis defeats Glaciator) Ice cream feast! Yum, yum! (Style Queen defeats Vanisher) Found you! Fired you! (Troublemaker defeats Darkblade)
Gamer 2.0: Parle le faire!
Ladybug: This is what you call Knight-fall!
Cat Noir: Ah, she's so pawesome!
Ladybug: I— (Gigantitan defeats Sandboy)
Cat Noir: love— (Desperada defeats Pixelator)
Ladybug: this— (Princess Fragrance defeats Prime Queen)
Cat Noir: game! (Despair Bear defeats Santa Claws)
"YEAH! AWESOME GAME, MAX!" All the teens (except for Lila of course) complimented on the game their genius friend has designed while the boy in question blushed at the praise.
Gamer 2.0: May I remind you this is not just a game?
Cat Noir: Hey, you're the one who wanted us to have fun.
Ladybug: I think we're ready for the final boss. Stop hiding behind your toys and get in the ring, Gamer 2.0.
Gamer 2.0: I am the final boss, but how are we going to figure out who should battle me?
Cat Noir: What do you mean?
Gamer 2.0: Well, I'm sure you'd agree that two against one would be very unfair, so the only way to know which one of you will take me on, is if you two fight... each other! (Ladybug and Cat Noir gasp)
"OK, final round: Ladybug or Cat Noir? Vote!" Angel said as she once again magically zapped two buttons in front of each participant. It took about two seconds for all the votes to come in and soon after, Angel announced, "OK, we got another 100%. In favor of Ladybug over Cat Noir."
"Really?" Adrien asked his friends curiously.
"Come on, blondie! It's so obvious. You would sacrifice yourself for your lady," Alya teased the blond boy who looked down as he couldn't argue with that.
"And let's face it, dude. Not that you're less important, we need Ladybug to fix everything afterwards," Nino pointed out and everyone else murmured in agreement before turning their attention back to the screen.
Game Voice: Ladybug. Cat Noir. Ready? Fight!
Gamer 2.0: What are you waiting for? Start fighting! If you don't, everyone will be imprisoned forever!
Ladybug: We can't let this happen...!
Cat Noir: (smiles) You know I love battling by your side, m'lady. But I could never bring myself to fight you.
Ladybug: Cat Noir... What are you doing?
Cat Noir: Giving you some extra time. (winks and falls off the arena)
Ladybug: No! Cat Noir!
Cat Noir: (while falling) I trust you to bring me back, m'lady.
Game Voice: Ring out! Ladybug wins!
"OK, all of you get candy since you all voted for Ladybug!" Angel announced as she once again zapped candy for everyone.
Gamer 2.0: You're the one who wanted to get this over with. Now, since this is the final battle, in addition to your own superpower, you get to pick four items from your inventory. Although, I wouldn't even bother if I were you, because I'm going to beat you no matter what. (Ladybug selects Cat Noir's ring, Weredad's rose, Antibug's earrings, and Gigantitain's bracelet, but then stops)
Ladybug: You know what? Cat Noir's, right! I'm gonna take my sweet bug time. (deselects objects)
Gamer 2.0: I'm happy you're enjoying the game.
Ladybug: I'm going to enjoy winning this game! And by my rules! Lucky Charm! (receives a bag of flour)
Gamer 2.0: (laughs) What a noob you are! Are you expecting to beat the creator of this game with a bag of flour?
Ladybug: And a few other items. (selects Cat Noir's ring, Volpina's flute, Sandboy's pillow, and Troublemaker's pen)
"Which items did you select, girl?" Alya asked curiously as well as everyone else since they couldn't clearly see what she selected.
"I selected Cat Noir's ring, Volpina's flute, Sandboy's flying pillow, and Troublemaker's pen," Marinette answered and everyone else turned back to the screen, intrigued on how she used those items plus her Lucky Charm bag of flour to defeat Gamer 2.0.
Gamer 2.0: Given what you chose, in precisely one minute and thirty six seconds, you will lose.
Game Voice: Ladybug. Gamer 2.0. Final fight!
"No need to bet on that round. If Gamer 2.0 won, Hawk Moth would win, right?" Angel pointed out and everyone else nodded in agreement.
Gamer 2.0: I would've loved for it to last longer— (turns into The Mime) but my statistics— (turns into Bakerix) are never wrong! (turns into himself)
Ladybug: Did your statistics predict this? Cataclysm! (destroys arena and floats on Sandboy's pillow)
Gamer 2.0: What in the-? (laughs) I am the game master! (turns into Befana) I can play any character. You thought you'd break me with that ridiculous little magic trick? Be a nice fairy and give me that Miraculous. (fires candy gun, but Ladybug uses Troublemaker's pen to make her body intangible) What? (turns into the Pharaoh and charges at her to no avail) Huh? That's not fair! So not fun! (turns into Dark Cupid) You're ruining the whole thing! (fires arrows)
Ladybug: Oops! Sorry, aren't your hits having any effect? In chess, it's called a pat. A can't win, can't lose situation! What was it you said again? Oh, yeah! The longer, the better. (While Ladybug is talking, a lighting bolt and a laser beam attacked her but failed. Her Miraculous beeps.)
Gamer 2.0: (now Stormy Weather, laughs) It could've worked, if I didn't just have to wait for you to transform back!
Hawk Moth: (from his lair) Checkmate, young Ladybug! Bested by your own game! (Ladybug makes her body tangible, uses the flour as a mist, and then uses Volpina's flute to make multiple illusions of herself)
Gamer 2.0: (as Stormy Weather) Cyclone! (sees multiple Ladybugs and turns into Dark Owl) Who do you think you're fooling? (fires multiple boomerangs. The boomerangs make the multiple Ladybug illusions disappear until the supposed real Ladybug falls off Sandboy's pillow and hits the ground)
Everyone (except for Lila who smirked) gasped as they saw Ladybug hit the ground. Meanwhile, Marinette sneakily smiled, knowing what really happened.
Gamer 2.0: (turns into Reverser) I won! You're out, Ladybug! (notices that Ladybug doesn't vanish) No...! There's no way!
Ladybug: I don't believe it! (laughs) There's a bug in your game, Gamer!
Gamer 2.0: No! That's impossible! (floats down to check it out)
"Is there seriously a bug in my akumatized game?!" Max asked in shock as well as everybody else.
"Nope! I just outsmarted you. Which is weird considering it's you, Max," Marinette said as she smirked.
Ladybug: Even the best games by the best designers have bugs. (Gamer 2.0 touches the ground, and immediately turns back into himself.)
Game Voice: Ring out! Ladybug wins! (Gamer 2.0 discovers that Ladybug was just an illusion and the real one emerges)
"OHHHH!" Everyone loudly said as they now understood what just happened.
Ladybug: But sometimes... they don't.
Gamer 2.0: You got me. Good game. (vanishes except for his glasses)
"And since I won, I get his akumatized object which I break and free the akuma within," Marinette said, concluding the game/akuma battle. Everyone else (except for Lila of course who frowned and crossed her arms) cheered and applauded her for winning the game.
Ladybug: (grabs and breaks the glasses, then throws up her Lucky Charm) Miraculous Ladybug! (brings everyone back) No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! (captures akuma) Gotcha! (releases a white butterfly) Bye bye, little butterfly.
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.
Hawk Moth: No more games, Ladybug. I'll get my revenge. When I do, you won't even remember the meaning of the word fun!
Scene: Parisian rooftops near Parc des Princes.
Ladybug: Hey, Cat Noir, between being a superhero and everything else in your life, how do you manage to still have fun? Aren't you scared you'll eventually have to sacrifice everything you love for all of this?
Cat Noir: The times when I have the most fun, my favorite moments, are when I'm with you, m'lady. And I would give up everything for just that. (takes off)
Scene: Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie.
Marinette: Mom? Dad? I know I don't have time to play with you guys these days... but, Max does! And he has a video game he designed which he needs to test! With tons of bugs in it!
Tom: A video game? He made himself?
Sabine: With bugs to find?
Tom: To the living room! (excitedly drags Max)
Sabine: To the living room!
Marinette: Tikki, I'm almost done with the T-shirts, and Jagged's poster can wait a bit longer, can't it?
Tikki: It sure can, Marinette.
Marinette: Leave a few bugs for me! Here I come! (The end card shows Max, Marinette, Tom, and Sabine playing video games together. Ladybug and Cat Noir's faces grin triumphantly beside them.)
"So, what do you guys think? Super fun akuma battle, right?!" Angel asked and everyone else loudly confirmed with excitement. "OK, let's see which one of you has won the most candy." After counting the candy in each of the participants' hands, Angel announced, "We have a tie between Alya and Alix! You both each had every round right except for one."
"Yeah, I voted for Dark Cupid instead of Mr. Pigeon," Alya admitted.
"I obviously voted for myself as Timebreaker. Guess that'll teach me to be more modest," Alix sheepishly admitted much to everyone else's amusement.
"OK, the next episode is Stormy Weather 2 where you guys fight Stormy Weather once again," Angel announced. "Now, this is a flashback episode. You all get to see many flashbacks of past episodes as some of you recall specific memories," Angel pointed out and then began playing the episode.