89. Truth

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. Gabriel is fixing the Peacock Miraculous following translated instructions from the Miraculous spellbook.

Nathalie: (voice-over) Dust from the sky, now precious, will fix the wings of the injured animal. Combine the molten gold with the meteorite powder. Then, add the peacock feather.

Gabriel: Miraculous, repair yourself! (the Miraculous glows and hovers, then lands in his hand repaired) It's perfect, as good as new! Now it's completely safe to use. (puts Miraculous on)

"Is that the Peacock Miraculous?!" Barkk asked with a concerned look along with the other kwamis who just arrived, in which everyone else nodded in confirmation.

"What's happened to it?" Daizzi asked.

"It's been damaged, friends. Ever since Master Fu had lost it along with the Butterfly Miraculous," Tikki explained. "But now, it appears to have been repaired."

Duusu: (appears from the Miraculous) Wow, I feel so much better! What happened? Huh? Nooroo! (hugs Nooroo) Oh wow, everything was so chaotic in my head, like a nightmare where I'd fallen into very bad hands!

"Look! Nooroo and Duusu!" Mullo exclaimed as soon as she saw the two kwamis she hadn't seen in years. "Does that mean that human man is…?"

"Yes, brothers and sisters of the Miracle Box. That is Hawk Moth in his normal form," Plagg explained to his fellow kwamis much to their surprise. "FYI, he is also the father of my holder," Plagg added with a mouthful of Camembert in which the kwamis then directed their attention to Adrien.

"Is that true, Cat Noir?" Orikko asked Adrien who sadly nodded in confirmation.

"Yes it is. I'm sorry. I swear I didn't know what he was doing," Adrien answered in which everyone else nodded in confirmation that he had no prior knowledge that his father had been Hawk Moth this entire time. "And you can call me Adrien."

Nooroo: Sorry, old friend, but I'm afraid the nightmare is not over yet. (points to Gabriel, wearing both Miraculous)

[Transformation Sequence]

Gabriel: Nooroo, Duusu: Unify! (Gabriel transforms into Shadow Moth)

"Now here's the first major change in this alternate future. Now that the Peacock Miraculous has been fixed, instead of his assistant becoming Mayura again, he has decided to use both that and the Butterfly Miraculous for himself," Angel explained to her audience who widened their eyes in surprise. "And he has a new name: Shadow Moth."

"SHADOW MOTH?!" Everyone else exclaimed in shock.

"So, he's sending out both akumas and amoks?" Marinette asked about Mr. Agreste's new role as Shadow Moth.

"Yes. Most of the time, he sends out both akumas and amoks in which someone is akumatized into a supervillain and a sentimonster is also created for the supervillains to control to help out with their plans. But, it's not that way all the time. He could send out just akumas or he even creates just sentimonsters himself for specific plans," Angel explained and everyone else nodded in understanding, but still in shock.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette looking at a sketch and the Miracle Box.

Marinette: So... they all live in there?

Tikki: Yes, except for Nooroo and Duusu, who are being held captive by the bad guys.

Marinette: Master Fu never let them out?

Tikki: (trying on hats) Only kwamis like me who have a holder like you can go out into the human world, Marinette.

Marinette: But... (takes the box in her hands) isn't it a bit cramped in there?

All the kwamis then started giggling at their future new guardian for thinking that the Miracle Box is a cramped living space.

Tikki: Oh no! There's a whole parallel world inside! Of course, being out here is much more interesting. You humans are so inventive!

Marinette: (notices a button on the top of the box, pushes it, causing all the kwamis to be freed. She falls over) I thought they couldn't get out?

"So once Marinette is our new guardian, we are allowed outside the Miracle Box?!" Roaar asked excitedly along with other kwamis that they'll get to experience more of the human world. Meanwhile, everyone else (especially Master Fu) is shocked by this new major change.

"Yes, all of you kwamis are freed outside of the Miracle Box. But unless your Miraculouses are being used, I'm afraid you're only allowed to roam around Marinette's bedroom," Angel explained to the kwamis who nodded in understanding.

Tikki: Now that you're the Guardian, the box has become just like you! Full of surprises! That's amazing!

Mullo: (snatches Tikki's hat off her head) Thanks, Tikki!

Tikki: Hey! Marinette made that for me! (chases after Mullo)

Marinette: (sees Trixx looking at her diary, gasps) That's my secret diary! (tucks diary away in drawer)

Daizzi: (bouncing on the switch of Marinette's desk lamp) Day! Night! Night! Day! (continues in background)

Ziggy: (holding Marinette's phone which rings) Wow! It makes music, I love music! (Marinette tries and fails to grab the phone away, trips)

"What is that wonderful thing that plays that music?!" Ziggy asked excitedly.

"That's called a cellphone, Ziggy. It's a telephone that humans can carry around everywhere," Tikki explained to her fellow kwami who cooed with excitement along with the other kwamis.

Marinette: Careful with my phone!

Kaalki: (phases through the window and looks out to the street in awe) Oh my, you have to see this! The carts are all moving on their own! There isn't a single horse here to pull them- (grabbed by Marinette)

Kid: (pointing up in disbelief at the scene above) Look, Mom!

Marinette: (pulls Kaalki closer, pretending she's a toy) Uh haha, it's a talking squishy, but it's not for sale yet! (closes window, sits down, exhausted by the kwamis' antics. At the desk, Stompp and Xuppu jump on the keyboard which turns on the news)

"Those kwamis are gonna be a handful. It's like I got a bunch of new flying talking pets to house-train," Marinette quietly groaned to her boyfriend who chuckled in agreement.

"Well, better they be there instead of my house where my father could possibly find and enslave them," Adrien pointed out and his girlfriend nodded in agreement.

Nadja Chamack: (on computer) The city of Paris is getting ready to celebrate the famous Prince Ali's birthday! (alert comes on that Alya is calling. Marinette rushes over, grabs keyboard away from the kwamis, and answers)

Alya: Marinette?

Marinette: (still holding Kaalki while the other kwamis watch the monitor) Oh, Alya! What do you think of my new squishies? Pretty cute, right?

Alya: What new squishies?

Marinette: Uh- (looks at Kaalki, confused)

Tikki: Marinette, we're magical creatures, remember? We can't be seen or heard on screen or in photographs.

Ziggy: Ooh, so that's why I'm not showing up on these magic paintings!

"Those magic paintings are called photographs, Ziggy. Humans can take photographs with those cellphones too," Wayzz pointed out to his fellow kwami who once again cooed in excitement.

Marinette: Right, she can only see me and I look completely ridiculous, don't I?

"Well, girl, what is new?" Alya teased her best friend in which everyone else laughed in agreement while Marinette blushed pink in embarrassment.

Alya: Marinette, are you feeling okay?

Marinette: (attempting to recover) Aaah! Hey, girls! So happy to see you! Now is just the perfect time for a chat!

Rose: (excitedly) Did you say new squishies? Show us!

"Too bad we can't see you kwamis on film! You all are so cute not to be seen!" Rose squealed to the kwamis who all smiled and blushed at the compliment.

Marinette: Uh... squishies? What squishies? (she tries to move the kwamis away and falls).. Ah!

Alya: Marinette, you okay?

Roaar: How'd your friends lock themselves in this picture frame?

"We have a lot to teach your friends about the human world, don't we?" Marinette nervously asked Tikki who nodded in agreement.

Daizzi: They look so cute. (referring to Alya) I want her as my holder.

Trixx: She's taken.

Mullo: (whines) Why does Trixx get to have a holder when we don't?

Alya: Marinette, you're acting weirder than usual.

Marinette: Eh heh! I'm just... working out! (posing) I came up with this work out- it's uh- super special work out, hehe, to uh, be in shape before making squishies!

Mylène: You should get some fresh air, you look overwhelmed.

Alya: Wait a minute: awkward gesturing, ridiculous babbling, weird excuses, clumsiness overload...

The girls: (gasp) ...is Adrien there?!

"Not this time," Marinette pointed out to her friends who giggled along with everyone else, Adrien the hardest.

Marinette: What? Of course not. (Her phone rings, Ziggy throws it, she catches it and sees who's calling) Luka? (drops the phone onto the keyboard, ending the video call)

Scene: Alya's room.

The girls: (adoringly) Luka… (Juleka mumbles. The girls react to what Juleka said) Aw! That's so cute!

Scene: Marinette's room.

"You said I'm dating Luka at the moment, right?" Marinette asked Angel who confirmed it with a nod, much to the surprise of everyone else and Adrien's hidden jealousy.

Marinette: (answering the phone) Wow, Luka! Hi.

Luka: Hi, and thanks for the pictures.

Marinette: What do you mean "thanks"?

Luka: Thanks for the photos of your bedroom (Marinette checks her phone and discovers the accidentally-sent pictures) and of Adrien.

"Can't help showing my pictures off to your boyfriend, could you?" Adrien teasingly asked his blushing girlfriend as he laughed hard along with everyone else. Marinette punches Adrien's arm in response, making everyone else laugh harder.

Marinette: Ah, my room! Yeah, I- uh- it's full of photos of Adrien because I uh... I'm using them for fashion pics for my blog and I need your opinion on them because I know you have great taste, Adrien.

Luka: My name is Luka.

"Oooh, girl! Never mix up your boyfriend's name!" Alya teased her best friend along with everyone else who laughed harder while Marinette became redder in embarrassment.

Marinette: Haha yes of course, Adrie- I mean, Luka. You're Luka, obviously, hehe, because you're you, and I am me, Marinette. Hehe, uh, I'm so sorry, it's just that I've been so busted- uh I mean, busy!

Luka: No problem, Marinette, it's cool. So you ready?

Marinette: (blankly) Ready for what?

Luka: Well... our date. (shot widens to reveal that he is in her house, waiting)

Sabine: (calling to Marinette from downstairs) Marinette, Luka is waiting for you!

Marinette: Right! Haha okay. I'll be right there! (grabs the kwamis and the Miracle Box and shoves them into an empty cabinet. The kwamis phase their heads through the door) Remember, be good. Hide, Tikki. (opens purse, Tikki immediately gets in. She runs to her bedroom door and opens it)

Scene: Dupain-Cheng living room.

Sabine: (right outside Marinette's door) Wasn't your date with Luka supposed to be yesterday?

Marinette: (gasps, runs down stairs) No! I completely forgot about yesterday's date!

"Great! Not even a minute into this new relationship with Luka and I'm already messing up!" Marinette squealed in embarrassment while everyone else continued laughing as they murmured in agreement.

Luka: (Marinette standing in front of him) That's why we agreed that I'd come pick you up today, Marinette. It's the last screening, we can't miss it.

Marinette: (pretending to know what Luka is referring to) Of course, it would really be a shame to miss uh... (looks around, hoping someone else will finish. They don't, she continues) the thing we're gonna watch at this screening.

"I forgot, didn't I?" Marinette rhetorically asked in which everyone else still laughed and murmured in agreement.

Tom: I can't believe they're showing it again! It was so silly when it came out 15 years ago, it can't be any better now.

Sabine: Oh honey, it was his first movie. Think about your first baguette, it was pretty bad, too.

Luka: Sure the movie's a bit mindless, but Marinette and I love him so much that we swore we'd see it together.

Marinette: (remembering, claps her hands excitedly) I know! We're gonna see "Crocodile Heart", Jagged Stone's first movie.

Luka: Did you forget?

"YES!" Everyone in the audience exclaimed in amusement while Marinette still blushed in embarrassment.

Marinette: (denying) Of course, not! And I don't have any other emergencies right now either. So... (walks over, grabs Luka's arm, and they both head out) come on, let's go.

Scene: Movie Theater. Marinette and Luka play a game where they complete the lyrics in Jagged Stone's songs.

Luka: "You are?.." "You are?.."

Marinette: (entering the movie theater) Is it "you are the popcorn of my life"?

Luka: (hands tickets over counter) Nope. It was "the donut of my life".

Marinette: Of course! "The donut", featured on the "Candy Apple" album! His food phase, my favorite! Two points for you.

"Jagged Stone trivia," Angel explained to the audience who nodded in understanding after being momentarily confused.

Luka: (to the snack attendant) Two orange juices, please. (takes the cups) Thank you. (to Marinette) I got another one: "I gave up everything..."

Marinette: "... but my dreams!"

Luka: Nice! Another point for you.

Marinette: (taking their seats as they continue their game) I got one: "my guitar..."

Luka: "... is my only family", featured on the "Alone on the Road" live concert. I love that song.

Marinette: (impressed) Whoa, twenty points to twelve. Luka Couffaine, you're officially Jagged Stone's number one fan! (nervously) And uh.. you uh.. (pulling out a small pink box from her purse) you win a prize.

Luka: (smiling, takes and opens the gift) Whoa!

"A guitar pick signed by Jagged Stone? Good call, girl!" Alya said to her best friend and everyone else murmured in agreement while Luka looked at the gift in amazement.

Marinette: Jagged came by the bakery the other day, so I asked him to sign it for you.

Luka: The rules are clear, Marinette. This gift entitles you to a second round. "Under the moonlight, by the sea..."

Marinette: "Under the moonlight, by the sea..." Oh, it's on the tip of my tongue! (excitedly) I know! His very first song! "Under the moonlight, by the sea, KISS ME!" (theater goers look towards Marinette, confused. She giggles nervously, embarrassed)

Luka: Okay, I mean, if you want to.

Don't kiss! Don't kiss! Don't kiss! Adrien thought as he winced at the thought of Luka kissing "his lady".

Marinette: I do... want to. (both leaning in for a kiss but interrupted by a loud thud)

"Oh, come on! NOW?!" Marinette loudly exclaimed in exasperation at her kiss with Luka being interrupted by an akuma attack on-screen.

"Yeah. It's a real shame, Bugaboo," Adrien sarcastically said with a smirk in which Marinette noticed and frowned.

"Right. I can tell by the victory smirk on your face," Marinette sarcastically retorted in which everyone else laughed at the exchange between the duo.

Luka: What was that?

Marinette: (stands up suddenly, making up an excuse) Uh, probably the subway. It passes under the theater. I'm so thirsty all of a sudden, I'm gonna go get some water. (leaves)

Scene: Restroom at the Movie Theater.

Tikki: (Marinette shuts bathroom stall door) You're gonna leave Luka there all alone?

Marinette: What would I say? "Be right back, Luka, gotta go fight some bad guys" or "Gotta go Luka, by the way, I'm Ladybug"? Now that I'm the Guardian, I have to keep my identity a secret more than ever. Tikki, spots on!

Scene: Ladybug yoyos to Montparnasse Tower. She sees Mr. Pigeon and checks her voicemail.

"MR. PIGEON AGAIN?!" Everyone in the audience exclaimed in exasperation that Mr. Pigeon and his pigeons are attacking Paris again.

"How many times has it been now?" Adrien asked while groaning in annoyance.

"I don't know. All I can say is that this isn't the last time," Angel answered and everyone else groaned in annoyance.

Cat Noir: (on voicemail) Hey you, Bugaboo! Well, here I am, your faithful companion at our rendezvous point just like always. It's time for our daily patrol, I hope you haven't forgotten! (sneaking up behind Ladybug while she is completely distracted) Buga-Boo! (Ladybug reflexively throws him) Waaah!

Ladybug: (realizing) Cat Noir? (catches his leg with her yoyo)

Cat Noir: Wah! (slams into the window of the tower, cracking it) Oof!

Ladybug: Will you cut it out with the practical jokes? I could have really hurt you!

Cat Noir: (answering while hanging by the yo-yo) M'lady, the only thing that really hurts me is when you make me go on patrol by myself. (sighs, relaxing his posture) I even missed your little angry pout.

Ladybug: Sorry, Kitty Cat, I'm a bit over my head at the moment. (pulling him up)

Cat Noir: I bet! "Guardian of the Miraculous", big name, big responsibility!

Ladybug: (helping him up) I promise, I won't ever forget our patrols again. (Cat Noir winks at her, both head to defeat the villain)

Cat Noir: Woohoo!

Scene: Movie Theater. Credits roll for the movie as Luka looks to Marinette's chair and sighs. Just then she runs back to her seat.

Marinette: (trying to act normal) Phew, there was a huge line at the water fountain, so I went out to buy bottles at the corner market but then there was an akuma alert. We were stuck in the store and they wouldn't let us out. Good thing Ladybug saved everyone! (sighs, content but then the screen goes dark as lights come back on) Oh no, is it over already? (Luka gives her an understanding smile)

"Thanks a lot, Mr. Agreste and Mr. Ramier," Marinette sarcastically said in exasperation while everyone else chuckled in amusement, Adrien the hardest.

Scene: Marinette and Luka get ice cream from André.

Marinette: (seeing a lollipop sentimonster) Uh, the ice cream is gonna melt, we need napkins. I'll be quick! (hands him the ice cream and runs off. Luka stares down at it disappointedly)

Scene: In front of Collège Françoise Dupont, Marinette waves to Alya, Nino, and Adrien before getting on Luka's bike.

Alya: Bye!

Adrien: (receives message from Kagami) Bye guys! (hurries to car waiting for him)

Marinette: (sees an akuma) Luka, stop! (gets off bike, handing him her helmet) Sorry, I just remembered that I promised I would help a friend! I'll call you later! (disappears into the subway entrance, reappears on the other side as Ladybug)

"Ugh! I really hate your dad right now!" Marinette exclaimed to her boyfriend in exasperation that her dates with Luka keep getting interrupted on-screen.

Scene: Kitty Section performing in front of a small gathering of friends on the Liberty.

Luka: I'd like to dedicate this song to Marinette, a girl… (looks around, realizing Marinette is not there, dejectedly) who's not here as usual.

Rose: I love unicorns! I love unicorns! And cute little fluffy cats! (Luka playing his guitar solemnly. Marinette then arrives, takes a seat, and waves. He notices but doesn't acknowledge)

Scene: Under a bridge. Luka stops Marinette as they go on a walk.

Marinette: I'm sorry about earlier. There were mosquitoes on the boat, I thought we needed some insect repellent but the drug store was closed so I had to-

Luka: Shh, listen, the song of the water. If you listen carefully at this very spot under the bridge, you'll hear a melody. (They listen to the river and smile at each other.) You know, I never knew my father and my mom would never bring herself to tell me. So when I just couldn't deal with it all, I would take refuge here and the melody of the water would console me. What about you, Marinette? Where do you go when you disappear?

The girls in the audience (except for Juleka of course) softly sighed and swooned at Luka being able to hear beautiful music even in the most unlikely of places.

"You never knew who your father was?" Kagami asked Luka while giving him a sad and pitiful look in which Luka sadly nodded in confirmation.

"Well, Luka and Juleka, you two will learn about your father very soon," Angel said to the Couffaine siblings much to their anticipated shock.

Marinette: Uh-

Luka: You tell me, I'll accept it. If you're still in love with Adrien, I'll understand. I won't be jealous, you know.

Marinette: That's not it, not at all.

Luka: Whatever it is, I just want it to be the honest truth.

Marinette: The truth, Luka… is the only thing I can't tell you. (This word hits Luka so much that he suddenly feels heartbroken, upset and betrayed.)

"Ouch!" Alix said what she and everybody else is thinking about the scene on-screen between Marinette and Luka.

Scene: Shadow Moth's lair. He senses Luka's sadness.

Shadow Moth: Is there betrayal worse than the lies of the one you love? (He takes a feather from his fan, evillizes it into an amok. A butterfly lands in his other hand which he evilizes into an akuma.) Fly away, my evil akuma. Fly, my beautiful amok and rewrite the song of this heartbroken boy!

Scene: Under the bridge. Luka, still upset, looks down and closes his eyes, very rejected as the akuma and amok fly into his guitar pick necklace.

Shadow Moth: Truth, I am Shadow Moth. I'm giving you the power to force people to tell you their most sacred secrets.

Luka: (struggling against it) Truth needs to be shared, not taken by force, Shadow Moth!

Marinette: (shocked by what he just said) Uh! Shadow Moth? No! Luka, please resist, I am so sorry!

Shadow Moth: Why should you resist when she doesn't trust you?

Luka: Marinette does trust me!

Marinette: I do! Of course I do!

Shadow Moth: If she trusted you, then she would tell you the truth! (Upon hearing this, Luka becomes shocked, so he kneels.) Accept my power and you will know everything. And all I ask of you in return is to expose Ladybug and Cat Noir's little secrets.

Luka: (succumbing) Run, Marinette! (As he succumbs, a purple ether appears and covers him. Marinette, horrified that Luka is akumatized, runs away. Luka transforms into Truth by the akuma. He now wears black and blue bodysuit with three eyes, and now he is determined to find out Marinette's secrets.)

While everyone looks at the screen with wide eyes in shock, the ones close to Luka (Marinette, Juleka, and Kagami) begin to tear up a little at seeing him being akumatized again.

Shadow Moth: (creates a Sentimonster) In addition to your power, you will be aided by Light Eye. (Light Eye is a giant angry eyeball sentimonster) This sentimonster will be under your control. (Light Eye is created by the amok) It's time to expose the truth.

"So, what exactly do I do as this supervillain?" Luka asked curiously as well as everyone else in the audience.

"Well, first, that giant eye sentimonster freezes your targets. You zap them, their lips turn white, and they have to speak the honest truth to any question you or anyone else asks," Angel explained much to everyone else's surprise.

Scene: The streets. Marinette hides to transform.

[Transformation Sequence]

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

Scene: The Liberty. Alya and everyone else are leaving.

Alya: Bye guys, see ya. (Light Eye immobilizes her) Oh… (Truth shoots his beam at Alya)

Truth: Tell me the truth, what is Marinette's secret?!

Alya: She is.. in love with Adrien Agreste.

Truth: (already knows it; annoyed) That's not a secret! (Light Eye lets Alya go and immobilizes Mylène. Truth then shoots his beam at her.) Tell me the truth, what is Marinette's secret?!

"It is too a secret! Just…not a very well-kept one," Marinette retorted back to what Truth said on-screen much to everyone's amusement.

Mylène: Marinette is in love with Adrien Agreste.

Truth: (determined) She must have another secret!

Ladybug: (leaving a message on her yo-yo) Cat Noir, Hawk Moth's merged his powers with the Peacock to become Shadow Moth. He's created a supervillain and a sentimonster at the same time. I need you out here!

Rose: (Truth walks towards Rose) Marinette doesn't have any secrets because she's the most honest girl in the whole world. (Before Rose can be immobilized, Juleka protects her and is immobilized instead. Truth shoots his beam at her)

Truth: What is Marinette's secret?

Juleka: She loves Adrien, I guess.

Ladybug: I'm the one waiting for you this time! (confronts Truth) Enough! (Truth starts shooting his beams at Ladybug. She dodges them but notices the guitar pick necklace) Luka? (gets immobilized by Light Eye and hit by Truth's beam)

"UH-OH!" Everyone in the audience exclaimed in panic at seeing Ladybug being hit by Truth's beam on-screen.

Truth: Now, you must tell the truth to anyone who asks you a question. I'll do the honors. Who are you, Ladybug?

Shadow Moth: I'll finally find out Ladybug's true identity!

Ladybug: I… am…

Cat Noir: (interrupts and pushes Ladybug into the water with him in order to not let Ladybug tell him her real identity) A super swimmer!

"PHEW!" Everyone in the audience sighed in relief that Cat Noir managed to save Ladybug in time on-screen.

Shadow Moth: (impatiently) Pull them out, Truth! Pull them out now!

Truth: I must know Ladybug's secret identity!

Anarka: (notices Truth) Hey! What are you doing on my ship, pirate? (gets immobilized by Light Eye and struck by Truth's beam)

Truth: It's time to tell me the truth, Mom! Who is my father?

Anarka: Luka, your father is… Jagged Stone.

Everyone in the audience gasped loudly with their jaws dropping at that shocking revelation, with the Couffaine siblings being the loudest.

"Jagged Stone is our dad?!" Juleka asked, her body still in shock as well as her brother. While her guests are still processing that information, Angel replayed the episode.

Truth: (shocked) I want the truth! Who is really my father?

Anarka: Jagged Stone.

Truth: (flabbergasted) Sorry, Shadow Moth, but that truth can't be put on hold! (jumps away)

Scene: Cat Noir helps Ladybug out of the water.

Cat Noir: (noticing Ladybug is nervous about being compelled to tell the truth) Don't worry, I'll never claw a secret out of you, M'lady. (Ladybug relaxes and points to his belt.) Uh? (He gives it to her and she wraps it over her mouth, thus gagging herself.)

Ladybug: (muffled) Mhmm! (thumbs up)

Scene: Le Grand Paris rooftop. Truth confronts Jagged Stone as he rehearses a song.

Jagged Stone: Oh Prince Ali you're one year older but to us you're still a real rock and roller - (Gets immobilized by Light Eye) Hey! Easy on the spotlight buddy, it's only a rehearsal.

Truth: I am not your buddy. I'm here to find out if I'm your son.

Jagged: Uh, depends on who you are.

Cat Noir: Hey, I wanna play too. Truth or dare?

Ladybug: (muffled) Mmhm.

Truth: Truth and dare. Light Eye, freeze Ladybug and Cat Noir! (Light Eye distracts Ladybug and Cat Noir so Truth can talk) My name is Luka Couffaine and I have the right to know the truth! (shoots his beam at Jagged Stone) Are you or are you not my father?!

Jagged: Luka Couffaine? Yes, I am your father. (Truth becomes stricken with so much shock to hear that the most famous rock guitar player was his father this entire time and he didn't notice. Ladybug and Cat Noir are shocked as well.)

Everyone in the audience (especially the Couffaine siblings) once again gasped loudly at the fact that Jagged knew that he was Luka and Juleka's father.

"HE KNEW?!" Luka asked, a little louder than he intended to since one of the emotions he's feeling at this moment is anger.

Ladybug: (muffled) Mmm?! (Cat Noir gasps)

Truth: (shocked and upset) Why would you hide this from me, and why did you abandon me?!

Jagged: I was too lame to take care of a kid. I'm sorry, son, but I spent my whole life on tour. I live in hotels with a crocodile. I could never be the father you'd need me to be. Besides, it made for a super cool song! Have you heard "My guitar is my only family"?

"Although he shouldn't have abandoned you two completely and you don't have to forgive him, you two can certainly understand why he couldn't be there for you both. The way he lives isn't exactly a stable environment to be raised in," Angel said wisely to the Couffaine siblings. Although still angry, Luka and Juleka both nodded their heads in understanding and agreement along with everyone else.

Truth: Why don't you write a song about THIS?! (Still angry that Jagged left him, in his rage, Truth tosses Jagged into an alleyway; Ladybug and Cat Noir leap after him)

Shadow Moth: Follow them!

Truth: Sorry Shadow Moth, I still have one last truth to uncover.

Shadow Moth: (annoyed) How can I be sure that it's really the last one?

Truth: Because I always tell the truth!

Scene: Alleyway. Ladybug uses her yo-yo to save Jagged Stone.

Jagged: Woohoo! My son is out of sight! (Light Eye almost catches sight of the heroes, but they hide, so the sentimonster moves on)

Cat Noir: Now you stay out of sight while we deakumatize him. (jumps)

Ladybug: (muffled) Hmm! (jumps)

Cat Noir: (attempting to get Light Eye's attention) Yoohoo!

"I don't care if that is helping me, that giant eye monster creeps me out," Luka said as he winced in disgust towards his sentimonster on-screen with everyone else also wincing in agreement.

Scene: Dupain-Cheng living room. Sabine and Tom are interrupted by Truth while playing a video game.

"Do you two always play video games when I'm not around?" Marinette teasingly asked her parents with a raised-eyebrow glance. Her parents stammered while everyone else snickered in amusement.

Truth: (shoots his beam at Tom) What is Marinette's secret?

Tom: She's in love with Adrien Agreste.

"OK, this is getting old!" Angel said in exasperation with everyone else groaning in agreement.

"And yet, I'm never around to hear any of that," Adrien pointed out with everyone else chuckling in amusement, Marinette the hardest.

Truth: Not that secret! (shoots his beam at Sabine) Does she keep a diary?

Sabine: Yes, she hides it in her room.

Truth: Perfect. That should hold all her secrets. (Tom attempts to block him from going up the stairs, but he is unsuccessful)

Truth: (realizing Light Eye has spotted "Ladybug" and "Cat Noir") Good job Light Eye, stay where you are, I'll be there soon.

"Wait a minute. Those are only cardboard cutouts of you two! How can he not tell the difference?!" Alya pointed out in both exasperation and amusement with everyone else chuckling in agreement.

Scene: Ladybug and Cat Noir from behind a bush, watch Light Eye fall for the decoy they set up.

Cat Noir: Your idea was "spots on", Bugaboo!

Ladybug: (muffled) Mhmm.

Scene: Marinette's room. Truth searches for Marinette's diary, rummaging through her things. Barkk notices this and heads back inside the cabinet with the other kwamis.

Barkk: (panics) He's gonna find the Miracle Box, Hawk Moth will capture all of us and it'll be the end of the world!

Xuppu: (determined) Not if I can help it! (attempts to leave cabinet and use the power)

Wayzz: (stops Xuppu) Wait, you know your magical force is too powerful without a keeper to control it! Remember when Plagg sunk Atlantis?

Ziggy: (worried) So we have a choice between the end of the world and the end of the world?!

Truth: (about to open the cabinet containing the Miracle Box but is stopped by Ladybug's yo-yo wrapping around his wrist) Light Eye, come back. Now!

Ladybug: (muffled) Mmm hmm! (motioning to the akumatized object)

Cat Noir: Hmm? (understanding what Ladybug meant) That's the akumatized object! Got it! Cataclysm!

Ladybug: (muffled, thrown into trunk by Truth) Mmmm!

Cat Noir: M'lady, whenever you're ready you can call up your Lucky Charm!

Ladybug: (muffled, pointing out she's still gagged) Mmhmmm!

Cat Noir: Take it off. I have a plan! (Ladybug takes the belt off her mouth)

Truth: Ladybug, tell us what's your-

Cat Noir: (trips Truth) Top three favorite qualities in Cat Noir!

Ladybug: I have to say it's his courage, his self-confidence, but really the quality I like most in Cat Noir is his humor.

"So, you really like my jokes? And don't deny it! You're under a truth spell!" Adrien teasingly asked his girlfriend with a smirk while his eyebrows wiggled much to everyone's amusement.

"I never said I didn't! You just joke around at the wrong time!" Marinette retorted back to her boyfriend and everyone else murmured in agreement.

Cat Noir: So you're saying you actually like it when I clown around?

Ladybug: Yes, and I couldn't do without it today!

Truth: Ladybug, under your mask, what do you- (knocked over by Cat Noir)

Cat Noir: Use when all seems lost? (winks at her)

Ladybug: My Lucky Charm! (She receives a box of aluminum foil. Before she could use her Lucky Vision, she gets interrupted by Light-Eye breaking in from behind her. She sees Cat Noir get immobilized and hit by Truth's beam) Cat Noir!

"What's in that Lucky Charm box?" Marinette asked as she and everybody else can't exactly see what's in the box she received as a Lucky Charm.

"It's aluminum foil," Angel answered and although the audience nodded in understanding, they still had looks of confusion on what Ladybug would use the aluminum foil for.

Truth: Cat Noir, tell me what- (interrupted by Ladybug throwing a present at Truth)

Ladybug: (covering her parasol with foil) ...do you think about my new role as guardian!

Cat Noir: If it doesn't change things between us, then I'm good with it! (Ladybug finally uses her Lucky Vision and spots Light Eye, a parasol, and the box of aluminum foil that she's holding. She grabs the parasol and wraps the aluminum foil around it as she pulls Light Eye to Cat Noir and cataclysms it. Light Eye starts to move uncontrollably around the room.)

"What's happening with that Big Eye monster?" Ivan asked curiously as well as everyone else about the sentimonster acting out of control on-screen.

"Remember Reflekdoll? What happens when you Cataclysm a sentimonster? They spin out of control," Angel asked as she reminded them of Reflekdoll and after a moment, everyone else murmured in understanding.

Truth: Light Eye, stop! (Ladybug attaches her yo-yo to Light Eye, and aims it at the parasol, which reflects its beam back to Truth. Ladybug throws her yo-yo at Truth's necklace, freeing the akuma and amok.)

"The light beam from the sentimonster bounced off the aluminum foil and reflected the light back to the supervillain. Brilliant, Marinette! Science has prevailed once again!" Max said in excitement much to everyone else's amusement.

Ladybug: No more evil doing for you little akuma! Time to de-evilize! (captures akuma and amok and purifies them) Gotcha! (Releases the now purified butterfly and feather) Bye! Miraculous Ladybug! (Throws the Lucky Charm into the air, and it explodes into a blast of energy. It turns everything back to normal, everyone's lips are now normal, the broken wall in Marinette's room is fixed, and Truth turns back into Luka)

Luka: What am I doing... in Marinette's room?

Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Shadow Moth: Thanks to my new powers, truth is underway, Ladybug, and nothing will stop it!

Scene: Random rooftop during the night.

Cat Noir: Woo hoo! (sighs) M'lady, it's been a while since I've had that much fun.

Ladybug: If battling a supervillain with three eyes and a giant monster buddy is your idea of fun, I can't imagine what your other days are like.

Cat Noir: A baddie, a sentimonster, and Shadow Moth. It's even more exciting with his new name, don't you think?

Ladybug: He can change his name as often as he likes. He'll still never win.

Cat Noir: You can count on me and my jokes, Bugaboo.

Ladybug: Well... you don't have to overdo it.

Cat Noir: Truth is, I only ever have this much fun with you. Catch you later! (vaults away) Wee!

Scene: Under the bridge.

"Here it comes. The break-up of Marinette and Luka," Angel said, pointing to the screen.

Marinette: I don't want to lie to you Luka. I don't think I can- I mean... maybe we should… (Luka hugs Marinette)

Luka: When you're ready, I'll be here, Marinette. (Marinette leans her head on Luka's shoulder and closes her eyes.)

Scene: Jagged comes to see Luka outside the Liberty and hugs him.

Jagged: If there's one thing I can do, son, it's taking emotions and turning 'em into great songs! Should we write one together?

"Now, Jagged is trying to establish a relationship with you two," Angel pointed out to the Couffaine siblings who still looked conflicted, but is happy enough that Jagged is now finally putting in the effort.

Scene: Marinette's room. Marinette starts crying.

Marinette: (sobbing in despair) As long as Shadow Moth is a threat to the people I love, I can't have a boyfriend. It's too dangerous. (starts crying)

"I think I'm beginning to understand why you have stayed away from Marianne for so long, Master," Marinette sadly said to the old guardian in reaction to her devastation of breaking up with Luka on-screen. Meanwhile, everyone else gave her sad and sorry looks that her double life is becoming more complicated.

Kaalki: What is that strange liquid running from her eyes?

Trixx: It's tears. That's so sad!

Daizzi: Are we supposed to do something?

Marinette: Just give me a hug. (The kwamis hug Marinette to comfort her.)

"A hug with all those cute kwamis? I'm so jealous of you now, Marinette!" Rose said, longing to cuddle with all those kwamis herself much to everyone else's amusement.

"For the first days of being a guardian, at least you haven't made any major errors, Marinette," Master Fu said in consolation to the blue-haired girl who responded with a smile.

"OK, everybody, the next episode is called Lies. It's just like the one we just watched and it even happens around the same time, so you'll see parts of the episode we just watched. The main difference is that it now focuses on Adrien and Kagami and Kagami's the akuma," Angel announced before playing the episode while Kagami winced at the thought of being akumatized again.