ch 8 : Simon Says

Paris, France, October fifth, 2014, Steel Butterfly's voice-over POV as he writes in his Rorschach-inspired journal in the Dupain-Cheng living room before meeting with Marinette and her parents...)

Steel Butterfly's journal.

October 5th, 2014.

First and only journal entry today.

So far, the Akumatized champions ever since the averted Princess Fragrance incident and ever since the Heavy Metal Razor incident have been too easy to deal with.

And even though the Akumatized villains after Princess Fragrance, after Heavy Metal Razor, and before Simon Says weren't exactly in the original timeline for the show, my precognition combined with my foreknowledge of Akumatized villain tactics, my ability to read minds and my foreknowledge of how precisely Hawk Moth's powers work as well as how to counter them if necessary allowed us to take them down and deakumatize them while making sure to send them to therapy.

But I warned Ladybug and Cat Noir not to get too comfy or too cocky, because it's only a matter of time before Hawk Moth decides to create more dangerous Akumas. And as I always remembered, in the future of this cartoon starting in the Miraculous Ladybug Shanghai Special episode, Hawk Moth wouldn't ever hesitate to Akumatize criminals and other real life supervillains just to get my protégés' Miraculouses. But thankfully enough, he never Akumatized any Parisian criminals in even La Santé Prison because of his partial common sense. At least, for now. But I have a feeling that such a thing will still come to pass, probably even before Heroes' Day.

And like I said above in this journal entry even though I usually hate repeating myself, the easier Akumas after Princess Fragrance and before Simon Says were all too easy to defeat thanks to my foreknowledge of Akumatized villain tactics, my foreknowledge of how Hawk Moth's powers work, and my precognition ability combined with my ability to read minds allowing us to discern any weaknesses the Akumatized victims might have.

But of course, my powers enabled even me to assimilate for myself a public identity to go public with in the event I ever need it and in the event Ladybug unlocks her Magical Charms in this timeline with and without Hawk Moth, Mayura, and Future Hawk Moth serving the rest of their lives in La Santé Prison.

And now, in the present time, I am preparing for when Simon Grimault becomes Simon Says.

I hope that I can counter Simon Says' commanding cards with an opposite of himself by the name of Simeon Says.

But what I need in opposition of an actual hypnotist is a vocal liberator, Bible style.

Hopefully, I can pull this off with little difficulty.

And on top of that, I hope that I can record and broadcast Flapriel Fluttergreste to the entirety of Paris so that Paris' fashion mogul will be completely humiliated.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

All the same, it was really hilarious seeing Simon Says making Gabriel believe that he's a butterfly before making him think that he's an airplane.

If Gabriel wasn't in danger and if we didn't have to deakumatize Simon Says, I'd be using my Laughing Inducement superpower on Ladybug and Cat Noir to make them laugh at Gabriel imitating a butterfly and then imitating an airplane.

But in all seriousness, I think that Gabriel will learn his lesson about Akumatizing Simon Grimault into Simon Says after today.

And how do I know this, you ask? It's simple: after the original Simon Says episode, Gabriel never Akumatized Simon Grimault into Simon Says ever again due to the fact that Gabriel knew if the Miraculous Ladybug cure didn't reach him in time, he would've jumped to his death from a great height. And not only that, but also, Gabriel would've been unable to tell Adrien the truth and nobody would miss him if they found out that Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth was hypnotized into committing suicide and if they ever found his identity, only to find out too late.

And if that did happen, not only would Nathalie have to relinquish the Peacock Miraculous and the Miraculous spellbook, but also Adrien would be orphaned until Emilie Agreste is found and revived properly.

On top of that, Adrien would probably be orphaned unless taken in by his aunt Amelie Graham de Vanily or maybe the Dupain-Chengs. And if I had Adrien choosing such a thing as a contingency plan without revealing to him his father's identity as Hawk Moth, I think he would probably choose to be adopted by the Dupain-Chengs just because of how close he and Marinette have become.

But I think that would pose a problem to their romantic relationship because if Adrien was adopted one hundred percent, that would make Adrien and Marinette adopted siblings, and as far as even I know, even adopted taboo love is illegal on Earth and in Heaven.

But of course, if any of that did happen in this timeline, my plans to have Gabriel living a misery in La Santé Prison along with his allies will literally be going down the drain permanently. In addition to my plans to prevent the bad things of the future – Cat Blanc and Ephemeral included and excluded, my plans to bring most of the couples of the show in even the French Miraculous Superhero Team together potentially going down the drain unless I can think of backup plans.

Thankfully, none of those things will be happening. Not in my timeline.

I'll definitely make sure of that.

And of course, I can't ever forget that in a fanfiction from my world, Simon Says didn't hesitate to use a command card to make Gabriel reveal his darkest secret, and he unwillingly revealed his Hawk Moth identity, and that led to his downfall happening earlier than canon.

It would be beneficial if Hawk Moth was apprehended today, but then there wouldn't be enough sufficient evidence to put him in prison for the rest of his life on account of the multiple counts of theft, attempted mass murder, attempted mass destruction, unknowing attempted filicide, attempted murder, attempted theft, terrorism, stalking, slavery, attempted omnicide, kidnapping, assault, battery, child abuse, psychological abuse, child endangerment, public endangerment, brainwashing, conspiracy, blackmail, torture, cyberterrorism, death threats, murder, attempted universal destruction, and unlawful attempt to change an important time flux that happens to be something resulting in him becoming a villain in the first place.

Even I can't take that kind of chance just in case the charges don't stick despite the amounts of evidence used against Gabriel.

But don't worry; I'll make sure that the trial proceeds as we want it.

But no matter what happens, we will succeed. That is something I promised the people of Paris, and that's one of the many first promises I intend to keep, no matter what the cost and no matter what the consequences.

This was a promise I intend to keep, and it's one of the many promises I intended to keep, for the first time in thousands of years.

And now, I must be ready for the Akumatization of and the fight against Simon Says.

(Third person POV...)

Alec Cataldi calls out on the TV, "Welcome back to everyone's #1 favorite live game show: The Challenge! Let's give it up for our awesome contestant, Nino Lahiffe!"

Nino comes up onto the stage and Alec continues, "So, Nino, you're a student and a DJ. That's pretty awesome! Check out the decks we got for you!"

Nino observes the Digital Audio Workstation provided for him.

Nino starts playing music on his Workstation.

In the Dupain-Cheng's living room, Tom and Sabine are taking a close look at Marinette's weekly report card with Steel Butterfly's civilian counterpart Miguel Guevara by her side.

As he finishes looking at the report card, Tom states in an astonished tone, "I can't think of a thing to say. You've really risen above and beyond to increase your grades, Marinette. But tell me, what did your clone do while you were in P.E. on Monday morning?"

As a flashback plays out, Marinette answers, "She saved an out of control police helicopter from crashing."

Sabine asks, "And Friday evening while your clone took your place in study hall?"

As another flashback plays out, Marinette answers again, "I was saving a cat stuck in a tree. And honestly, that's a classic. I mean, saving cats stuck in trees is supposed to be a job for Cat Noir, Black Cat, Catwoman, Catgirl, Supergirl, Superboy, or even Superman."

Miguel snorted in amusement at the references to their partner and the 5 DC Comics characters plus 1 Marvel character who often rescue cats stuck in trees.

Tom and Sabine even snickered at the reference to one of their favorite fictional superheroes.

Miguel added, "But if I'm being perfectly honest, I think that cat took a liking to Ladybug despite the fact that she normally doesn't attract cats because she has a ladybug theme to her appearance, but not a cat theme like her dear partner. For the record, I'm well aware that Marinette is fond of dogs and hamsters, two of the numerous banes of my life. I'll get more on that another time. And besides, even if she did attract cats, I sincerely doubt she'd be able to keep even one stray cat out of trouble if it kept following her all the way to her duties as Ladybug. And even if that didn't happen, I'm well aware that there's no guarantees you guys would be able to keep even a single cat as a pet while living on the top floor of a bakery. There are many complications to having a cat as a pet. Chief among them being this: they have a tendency to shed fur during the summertime, especially the long-haired breeds. Their litter boxes are smelly and must be cleaned regularly. They damage furniture if there's no scratching post. Many people today are allergic to cats in general, they may be allergic to cat fur, and/or they may be allergic to cat dander. Cats deter people from entering the owner's home because of either cat allergies, being afraid of cats, or a combination of both. Taking a pet cat to the veterinarian is an expensive thing to undertake, especially if one wanted to get their cat spay neutered. They can kill small animals such as bunny rabbits. They are strong-willed. They can get fleas. They may wake you up at the wrong time, like say in the middle of the night or early in the morning. They can be very vocal and often rare times they can get physical when they want your attention. Cats get stressed easily. Cars are known to be aloof. Cats are known to be difficult to train. Cats can easily bring you dead animals because they presume that they're trying to feed you and teach you how to hunt other animals for their meat, and this can't be easily undone unless this behavior can be redirected through playtime. Cats are finicky eaters because of their sleep schedules, their meal times, and their diet and diet preferences. Owning a cat at home doesn't make anyone significant. Getting a cat means taking away freedoms and flexibility for different kinds of home and work schedules. Cats tend to hide if friends of the cat owner come over to the cat owner's home. Cats often tend to be shy. Cats aren't the best animals to play with. Cats aren't all that loyal. Cats that come in male and female pairs in kitty marriage tend to reproduce a lot. Cats never learn any tricks during playtimes. A cat owner will occasionally have to get a pet-sitter to take care of their cats if they're not home for any reasons aside from work and vacation times away from home. Owning a cat can be time-consuming. A cat owner will occasionally need to give their cat the necessary vaccinations. They might refuse to use the litter box as a sign of getting over grief from the death of a fellow cat or a dog that was raised alongside them or because of medical illnesses related to urinary functions. They fight for territory if there's more than one or more than two. Some tend to be violent towards their owners in terms of them misunderstanding cat body language, petting the cat all wrong, attempting to abuse them, or because of chemical imbalances. They tend to not respond to their owners sometimes when they're in heat in the summertime. They scratch or bite when they're playing or when they're threatened – often not including some of the more dangerous breeds of cats such as Savannah cats and Bengal cats. They occasionally puke up hair balls because they lick their fur coats to keep them clean. They can't eat chocolate because it's poisonous to them as equally as to dogs. They kill birds to eat them as part of their natural carnivorous diets. They reproduce very quickly if they aren't spay neutered. They don't get along with even white rats. They may try to eat your pet fish because fish is part of a cat's natural diet. They may try to eat sweets despite the fact that they don't have the required nine thousand taste buds needed to taste sugary treats like human beings do. They tend to hide if they move to a new residence and they haven't gotten used to the environment without any material possessions from their owners. Cats can't be fed cold meat whatsoever because feeding a cat cold meat makes them sick. You have to take care of a cat if you own it in the first place. Many people underestimate the costs of having a cat. A cat you own has a tendency to get lost in an unfamiliar environment. Cats have a tendency to get sick, sometimes and often rare times. A pet cat may get involved in an accident that could get them killed. Cats are not always obedient. Saying goodbye to a dead cat is very hard to do. Cats tend to approach anybody who happens to be afraid of them while disregarding their ailurophobia, which is basically the fear and overall dislike of cats. Some breeds of cats are hard to breed and reproduce, such as the Abyssinian cats, thereby making them rare and rare every single day to the point of becoming expensive or becoming extinct. White cats with blue eyes are prone to becoming deaf. Cats NEVER come to your defense in the event of a home invasion or a burglary. Some cats tend to smell fear from other animals, including an old, blind dog who's trying to resist having a diaper put on them. And therefore, the cat in question will try to attack their owner, thereby causing the cat owner to rehome the cat to prevent the whole thing from happening again. Cats can't be fed any form of spicy pepperoni because it makes them violent. It's a bad idea to take your cat outside, not just because they get stuck in trees, but also because the natural predators of domestic cats among others are alligators, crocodiles, hawks, eagles, owls, cougars, coyotes, mountain lions, groundhogs, porcupines, raccoons, rats, scorpions, skunks, snakes, squirrels, wolves, feral dogs, wolverines, spiders, and foxes. And, most of all, if a cat owner dies at home, their pet cat literally eats the skin off their owner's corpse. Seriously, I learned about it on the internet after researching what happens to cat owners who die at home. And besides, chances are we might have a cat come into this house for some reason, and we won't even see it coming."

Leppey replies, "That may be so, but there are also advantages to owning a cat. As I'm sure you're all aware, most cats are low maintenance except for Persian cats. They cost less money than dogs. They are perfect for living in an apartment or in large enough cities like Paris or New York City. Most of them are quieter than others most of the time. They're independent enough to keep themselves entertained for hours. They don't bother you if you're working from home or if you have young children and babies napping. They keep your house pest-free, even from insects like house flies, cockroaches, and spiders. Petting a purring cat can lower your stress and anxiety levels, in addition to lowering your blood pressure. They improve your cardiovascular health, thus making you less likely to have a heart disease or a stroke. They prevent your kids from developing allergies by being exposed to them within the first few years of their lives, including allergies to cat fur, cat dander, and allergies to cats in general. They reduce feelings of loneliness if you have minimal quality time with family and friends or if you live by yourself after graduating from high school and college. They help deal with emotional issues. Owning a cat can help you overcome difficult times in your life, including grieving over the death of a relative or a friend you cared about the most. Owning a cat can help you become more responsible in many aspects of daily life. Cats are known to be humorous. Cats can be important for older people. They're suitable for small enough homes. Cats are good listeners if you're going on a rant about your problems and your day in general. Petting a purring cat can help you heal from any wound much faster due to the volume that cats purr, including broken bones. Cats make men more likely to get asked out on a date than those that own dogs. Their enhanced sense of smell enables them to detect pregnant women, thus enabling the good news to spread to one's spouse. Cats can smell things that are often dangerous, such as hazardous, flammable gases in the event that some carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors might not work. Cats live longer when they're indoors. Cats live longer when they're spayed and neutered. Cats are kind to other cats and/or dogs as long as they're raised together. Cats literally provide you extra comfort, relaxation and warmth when they sleep with you on your own bed. Exposure to cats from an early age all the way to adulthood boosts your immune system to the point where you won't develop any allergies to cats or cat hair among other allergies. Interacting with cats lowers triglycerides and cholesterol levels. Interacting with even one cat increases sociability and helps you become good at making small talk. Owning a cat is said to be able to improve the environment. Cat owners are said to be smarter. Owning a cat can reveal much of your personality. They provide great companions for anyone in need of one and relieve feelings of loneliness. Cats are known for being able to scare off even black bears. People who own cats are said to have better psychological health than people who don't own pets. Cat owners are happier. Cat owners are more confident. Cat owners are less nervous. Cat owners are able to sleep better. Cat owners are able to focus better. Cat owners are able to face problems better. Cats are able to help their owners recover from mental illnesses such as depression or PTSD. Cats help to increase their owners' self-esteem. Owning a cat helps to build healthy habits. Owning a cat helps to improve one's general well being. Cats help their owners cope much better with times of loss. Watching cat videos on the internet boosts the viewers' energy and positive feelings while decreasing the negative ones. Cats help to control blood pressure better than most medicines. Cats waking you up in the early mornings are said to be the best way to start the day. Cats never leave you alone because they're always available if you need them, and also because most of them don't understand personal space sometimes, but sometimes they do as well. They'll always come running when you crack open a can of cat food, including specific types of tuna fish. But of course, they'll do that just about every time you open a can of food. Unlike dogs, cats are great at assessing the rooms of a residence to remember where they can hide and sleep or do whatever they like to do. They're smart enough to play any games, including the switcheroo game known as the shell game. They love drinking water from a faucet, even if they might get soaked in the process. Sometimes, they let you pet their bellies. They show their stomachs as a sign of trust. Cats can live up to twenty years and can possibly be around long enough to see it all, including the growing years of their owner's children. Cats love fresh seafood. Cats make great pets for adoption. Cats have many names and most of them are not off-limits. Cats are great at setting up boundaries. Most cats will approve of cat clothes, no matter if said cat clothes are for them or if they're for their owners. Cats don't get bad hair days because of most shorthaired breeds and most longhaired breeds having their owners to groom them. Cats will never ask for a ride to the airport. Cats are easily able to sprint in short distances. Cats are sometimes gonna pester you for a late-night snack if you're up all night instead of sleeping, but thankfully that doesn't always happen. The ideal afternoon for a cat is a windowsill and a nice day full of sunlight. Cats are said to be great at yoga for some reason. Many cats in cat cafes are easily one of the best places to go and spend a part of your day with. Cats are easily able to jump up high to one part of a shelf system for cats if you got a multi-step cat's shelf system. Cats have greater hearing than dogs because cats have thirty-two muscles in their ears. Cats are said to be skilled at parkour for some reason. Cats will often never judge your solo dance parties. Cats are easily able to ride horses in some cases as long as the cat and the horse were raised together and if they trust each other. Cats are literally the source of different cat memes. Even though cats are inherently carnivorous mammals, they can eat certain fruits and vegetables. The ones in question being peeled apples, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, seedless watermelons, pineapples, cucumbers, steamed broccoli, carrots, asparagus, and peas. Cats are also said to make great detectives for some reason. Some cats are accepting if they're fed specifically deli ham as an occasional treat. Cats aren't smelly at all thanks to their grooming routines and habits. With the exceptions of the Savanna cats, Bengal cats, and Persian cats, most cats don't need to be walked. Cats don't need to be potty trained. Cats don't need to be supervised. It's said to be a remarkable accomplishment if you were to earn a cat's respect. Unlike dogs, cats don't destroy their toys after years of playing with them simply because cats are able to take care of their toys. Cats like bringing gifts to their owners, even if its something nasty as a dead animal or a dead insect. Cats mostly don't need to be living in large spaces. Cats feel pleasure when grooming themselves and when they're being groomed by either each other or by their owners. Cats are said to be cheaper, easier, and more preferable to own than dogs. Cats are slightly easier to teach tricks than dogs. Cats help you to realize how fascinating the outside world really is. Cats are easier to house-train from an early age than dogs. Cats don't take up too much space no matter how many people are living with you. Cats are perfectly fine with being indoors all the time. Kittens require less work than puppies do. Cleaning a cat's litter box is said to be easier than constantly taking a walk outside. Cats help their owners to experience love. Cats help to keep their owners sane. Cats help to keep their owners entertained. Cats are said to be spiritual guardians in your home. Cats help humans learn another language, specifically cat sign language and cat verbal language as a good start. Cats help to teach their owners not to be selfish. Cats help to teach humans that animals have feelings as well as human beings. Cats help humans experience joy. Cats help humans to experience unconditional acceptance. Cats help humans be reminded to be humble. Cats help their owners make their lives more meaningful and purposeful. Cats help give their owners a reason to come home at night. Cats help teach children about kindness and responsibility. Cats help their humans improve their non-verbal communication skills. Cats are said to be more entertaining than pet fish. Cats help to give kids a friend who'll keep their secrets and help them get through the tough times while growing up. Cats don't often answer back when you tell them something or ask them a question. Cats help their owners give peace to a person who loved their cats but can no longer care for them. Cats help you assess the worthiness of your new boyfriend/girlfriend. Cats will let you know when someone is at the front door. Cats give wisdom about persistence, gratitude, responsibility and contentment among other things. Cats that expose themselves to kids at an early age will make them less likely to suffer from asthma. Cats teach kids about patience. Cats teach kids empathy. Cats are easy to keep company between each other and their cat owners. Cats are said to be cuter than dogs, such as the cat known as Hawt Sauce. There are different breeds of cats to choose from if the future cat owner is undecided on which breed of cat to own. Cats stay rather small. Cats don't need to be fed that much. Most cats don't need to be walked, with the exceptions of the Persian cats, the Bengal cats, Ragdoll cats, Burmese cats, Maine Coon cats, British Shorthair cats, Savannah cats, Siamese cats, Abyssinian cats, Korat cats, Bombay cats, American Shorthair cats, Turkish Van cats, Somali cats, Siberian cats, and American Curl cats. Owning a cat can increase their owner's overall quality of lifespan. Cats always come to you when you least expect it and whenever you need some comfort in a hard time. In particular to note, Birman and Abyssinian cats are friendly with children. Cats make excellent companions when playing games like hide and seek. Cats improve relationship skills. Most breeds of cats with the exceptions of the Bengal cats and Savannah cats are great for cuddling, especially when you're having trouble sleeping due to nightmares. Even when a cat is sleeping, they're always alert for pests due to their ability to hear and smell things while sleeping. Cats are known to be photogenic, making them acceptable for selfies. Cats help kids learn social skills. Kittens are very playful, which is a good thing for the most part if you have kids or other pets living with you. Cats don't make you feel bad for leaving your home for any reason other than school and work. It's said that cats don't make noise when they're eating cat food or when drinking water. It's said that keeping a cat physically active during the day will allow them to sleep better at night. Cats are known to be aloof and territorial, but once they let you in, they'll be your BFF. Cats are excellent hunters, so if your cat spots a cockroach or a fly, you'd better be prepared to kill it and dispose of the corpse as fast as possible. Next-to-last, despite raccoons being one of the many predators of cats, cats are known for being able to scare off raccoons. But all the same, it's best to make sure that they don't fight each other. And most of all, they help save your life by meowing consistently if there's a gas leak in your home, a farm animal with a leg stuck in an inactive piece of farm machinery, or if your relative is about to have a seizure of any type. But all the same, we have to be on guard in case a cat comes into this house for any reason."

Miguel replies, "Hmph. Yeah, and I'm pretty sure that if Adrien were involved in this conversation, he would literally go on and on about the benefits of owning a cat, just like you did, my dear friend. But I find that highly unlikely because, in the original timeline, he confirmed to someone he knows that he was a dog person. And if there's one thing I can't ever tolerate for good reason, it's dog people."

Marinette questions, "Why do you hate dogs to an extreme?"

Miguel reveals Pit Bull bite marks on his arms and chest that haven't been healed properly even with his godlike healing abilities, much to everyone's shock and horror.

Tikki says, "Hey, those are bite marks from Pit Bulls!"

Miguel remarks, "Now, do you see what I mean whenever I say to myself that Pit Bulls are a disgusting abomination of a dog breed?"

Marinette, her parents, Tikki, and Leppey nod their heads.

As Miguel conceals his dog bite mark scars once again, a small Tabby cat comes into the living room via the window.

Leppey, Tikki, Miguel and the Dupain-Chengs look on in shock.

Miguel mutters, "Sometimes, I just hate being right about cats."

Leppey states in response, "Somehow, I somewhat agree with you on that one, Miguel."

As Tikki presses the pause button on the TV remote to pause the channel, the Tabby cat without a collar comes up to Marinette and rubs against her right leg.

Miguel's lips twitch as he attempts to keep on a straight face while Marinette looks on in shock, anxiety and worry.

Tom and Sabine look at each other, seemingly at a loss of what to do.

Marinette picks up the Tabby cat and starts petting it.

The Tabby cat starts purring loudly in response to the affection given to it.

Miguel mentally grumbles to himself that he should've taken into consideration the fact that some people naturally attract cats without even trying. Along with the fact that cats are known to be resourceful when it comes to accessing someone's home in a place like Paris. Especially when escaping abusive owners who know how to defend themselves from an aggressive cat without much blood loss.

And as far as Miguel can see, Marinette was not suffering any symptoms of cat allergies whatsoever, possibly hinting that at some point in her childhood, she had interacted with cats a couple of times.

Suddenly, Miguel hears a young girl calling out for her cat, who has been identified as Ariel.

Marinette and her parents hear the girl calling out for her cat as well.

With a quick whispered call of "Leppey, Elegant Wings Live!" Steel Butterfly carefully takes the cat Ariel to the young girl calling for her cat as she approaches the bakery.

Once the girl sees her lost cat, she cries out, "Oh, Ariel! I was so worried!"

The cat meows at her.

Steel Butterfly presents the cat to the little girl as she exclaims, "Merci, Steel Butterfly!"

The girl hugs the butterfly hero and she takes off with her cat in her arms.

Getting a weird vibe from this young 8 year old girl, Steel Butterfly secretly and discreetly shot a tracker on the girl's shirt, along with allowing a mechanical fly to follow her to her home without being spotted or heard.

Steel Butterfly teleports back into the living room and transforms back to normal.

Miguel then states, "Personally, I would prefer having NO pets whatsoever. Outweighs the pros and the cons at the same time. But even if it weren't for that, I'd still have trouble keeping up with a cat just because of the fact that I get repulsed by bad smells all too easily, I have serious tolerance issues, and I wouldn't exactly be able to keep such a pet out of the crossfire of our war against Hawk Moth, Mayura, and any other villain twice as worse as them put together."

Tikki then states, "Miguel, even if we agreed about the positives and negatives of owning a cat, there's still one thing I don't agree with."

Miguel raises an eyebrow in confusion and asks, "And what would that be, by any chance?"

Tikki answers crossly, "The fact that the Great Guardian of the Miracle Box assigned you as the leader of our team. My Ladybugs are the leaders of their teams. It's not right for the Great Guardian to choose a well-trained rookie from another dimension as the leader of our team."

Mentally making Marinette forget about the "from another dimension" part about Tikki's rant, Miguel sneers in a Ghost Rider-style level of intimidation, "That maybe so, but I've trained for fourteen to thirty thousand years. I'm not a rookie anymore. And besides, the Great Guardian's orders are orders. His word is law. His judgement is final, and unlike him, I won't tolerate insubordination among the ranks or disobedience of any kind. Especially in terms of the fact that you wanted Marinette to keep her identity a secret from her parents, even if the reasons as to why were logical."

To say the least, Tikki was very intimidated and scared at the ghostly scowl on Miguel's face that showed he wasn't gonna take any crap from the kwami of creation.

And if one were to look very carefully, one would see Miguel's teeth slowly sharpening themselves to a point as a sign of his increasing anger.

Sabine then quizzes, "Miguel. If you were granted the opportunity to own a cat, regardless of whether or not you're ready for such a responsibility, would you take that chance?"

Miguel answers with some hesitation, "Well... considering the fact that there are numerous benefits of owning a cat on a nearly equal level to the disadvantages... and considering the fact that God invented cats for companionship just like he did with dogs... and considering the fact that I wouldn't ever want my future children growing up to be dog people... I suppose it couldn't hurt to try."

Sabine then suggests, "If you get the opportunity in the future, regardless of whether or not Hawk Moth is in prison, be sure to check out Consiel Nat Protection Animale on 10 Pl. Leon Blum. I hear they have a great selection of animals there. Including cats."

Miguel nods as he writes that down in his notebook list of places to visit in the future if he gets the opportunity.

Meanwhile, the TV unpauses as Alec says to Nino, "So, the challenge the viewers have chosen for you is... To get the mayor of Paris, Andre Bourgeois, to dance! Thank you for agreeing to play with us today, sir. What are Nino's chances tonight, sir?"

Mayor Bourgeois replies on the screen, "Zero. I despise dancing. The last time I set foot on a dance floor, Madonna was in kindergarten."

In the Dupain-Cheng living room, Miguel was laughing hysterically.

Leppey, Marinette, her parents and Tikki couldn't understand why he thought Mayor Bourgeois' response was funny, but they can agree that seeing Mayor Bourgeois bust a move might be a hilarious sight to see.

In Hawk Moth's lair, the terrorist of Paris muses as his window opens, "The Challenge... what an interesting concept. A TV show with such potential with negative emotions. Oh, the destructive mayhem we could cause..."

In Marinette's bedroom, Marinette was explaining the whole thing to Alya.

Marinette then asks, "Can you believe I've risen above and beyond with my grades?"

Alya answers, "Well, I'm gonna say that on the one hand, I believe it, and on the other hand, I can't believe it at the same time. It's almost like... you have some sort of guardian angel feeding you vital intelligence."

Marinette puts on a straight face as she states in response, "If I had a guardian angel, I wouldn't be able to hear his or her voice unless I was alone, now, would I?"

Alya states, "True, true. I don't know about you, but I'm more than willing to say that I'm rather enjoying the fact that we get to spend lots of quality time together. And the things you can do are amazing! I mean, like, I'm amazed that you can literally make lots of nice fashionable clothes and costumes for every one of our friends and the clubs and whatnot at the school, even if some people don't celebrate Halloween due to its religious affiliation with the lord of demons."

Marinette retorts matter-of-factly, "Yes, but bear in mind that the commissions I'm asked for cost money for the materials, the time and effort I put into making them, and the amount of work hours I need to do it all while simultaneously maintaining an adequate sleep schedule. Because of this, it should always remind you that just because we're friends doesn't mean you're getting your clothes and costumes for free."

Alya looks on in wonder as she didn't know about that at first.

Alya then says, "Rest assured, Marinette, I'll try my hardest not to forget that."

Marinette nods in satisfaction.

At the studio, Simon Grimault arrives and tries to shake Adrien's hand, but his bodyguard shields him and stands protectively in front of him.

Adrien quietly protests in shock, "No! It's okay!"

Then Alec calls out, "Victory! Challenge conquered by Nino. You moved your head to the beat, Mayor Bourgeois! That counts as dancing!"

Slightly panicked, Mayor Bourgeois replies in denial, "What?! That's not true! My neck was... itching, that's all."

Alec replies back non-caringly, "Relieving an itch to the beat counts as dancing, too! Nino, congratulations. You'll return in one week to meet your next challenge! And now, for our next contestant, please welcome Simon Grimault!"

As Simon goes onto the stage, Nino approaches Adrien and his bodyguard off the stage.

Adrien says a bit quietly for his friend to hear, "(Softly) That was awesome, dude!"

Alec says to Simon, "Mr. Grimault, from my understanding, you're a hypnotist. And from what we've been told here at the studio, you use cards to hypnotize people to get what you want from them. Am I right?"

Simon replies timidly, "Yes, I'm a hypnotist, but I don't necessarily use my skills to get anything."

Alec is surprised at this, but he ignores it – much to the anger of the watching Miguel Guevara from across the city – and says in response, "So, Simon, your challenge today is to use your talents to bring a very elusive celebrity to this very TV set! Give it up for the king of fashion, Gabriel Agreste!"

Gabriel appears on the screen in his chair with his back turned.

He swivels around to face the camera and asks in a bored tone, "What is this show? I was told this was an interview."

Nino calls out to Adrien quietly, "(Softly) Dude, your dad is on the screen!"

Alec states to the timid hypnotist, "Do your thing, Grimault. Let's see if you can bring Mr. Agreste here with your hypnotic persuasion!"

Simon starts to say, "I told you, I don't make people—"

But Alec interrupts him as he exclaims, "Ha! A shy hypnotist! How funny is that, Gabriel?"

Gabriel replies in a neutral but sarcastic tone, "Hilarious. Ha ha ha. Your show is pathetic. And so is your contestant, for that matter. Control me? Never gonna happen. Not by a long shot."

Gabriel ends the transmission on his end.

Alec asks, "Huh?"

Adrien says to Nino glumly and with a hint of anger in his tone, "Yeah, that's my dad, all right. Personally, I can't wait to see what Steel Butterfly has to say about that."

Alec then says insensitively, "Looks like Mr. Agreste has turned on your challenge. Game over!"

A picture of Simon is shown on the screen with a red X being plastered on it.

Simon starts to protest, "But that's not fair! I didn't even get time to..."

But he doesn't finish as he's lead off the stage.

But before anyone can do anything else, the doors burst open and Steel Butterfly emerges from some black and blue smoke in a strut of pure anger, with a familiar demonic wrestler's theme song from the year 1998 playing on a radio drone.

As the radio drone continues playing the music with sounds of thunder crashing in synchronization with the bells banging, Steel Butterfly snarls demonically with his eyes transfixed on Alec.

As Simon Grimault leaves and everyone is horrified at the sight, Steel Butterfly sneers in his demonic voice, "You have no idea what you've done, Mr. Cataldi! By being insensitive about someone's loss and not taking into consideration what they have to say about the challenges they're given, you become the catalyst that gets people like Simon Grimault Akumatized. And that literally makes my job and Ladybug and Cat Noir's jobs harder. You better shape up your behavior in regards to contestants' losses, or else Judgment Day will come for you thousands to millions of years early. That's your only warning, f*****."

Everyone winces at the profanity as Steel Butterfly teleports out of the studio, leaving Alec Cataldi gaping while frozen in place like a computer stopped working.

In Hawk Moth's lair, the villain of Paris states, "Yes. Humiliation and anger. The perfect elements for transforming a loser into a winner. And while I can't Akumatize more than one person at a time, Simon Grimault will do just fine." He turns a butterfly into an Akuma and finishes, "Fly away, my little Akuma, and Akumatize him!"

The Akuma flies to the studio as Simon is picking up the cards he dropped after he was booted out of the studio's main interview room.

The Akuma infects one of the cards.

As Simon looks ahead, the butterfly outline symbol appears as Hawk Moth monologues, "I am Hawk Moth. You are now Simon Says. I will help you be the most powerful hypnotist ever. You will help me in return when the time's right. And in addition to that, I'm making you immune to the power removal ability of Corvo, the holder of the Crow Miraculous. So, do we have a deal, Simon Says?"

Simon Grimault/Simon Says replies, "Simon says yes."

He picks up the remaining cards as he turns into Simon Says.

He reenters the studio as he declares, "Simon says the show is not over!"

As Alec snaps out of his funk, Alec calls out, "What on Earth?!"

Simon Says picks a card and he says, "Silence! Simon says you're lame! As lame as a duck!"

A symbol of a duck appears on the card and Simon Says throws it at Alec. Alec starts to act like a duck.

On the roof, Steel Butterfly is watching the whole thing from invisible camera drones and he's laughing maniacally.

Steel Butterfly is laughing so maniacally, someone could easily mistake him for a villain dressed up as him.

Composing himself, Steel Butterfly senses the positivity radiating from Simeon Coutrot in the Tenth Arrondisment. Then he makes a Tenshi and says, "Fly away, my little Tenshi and find Simeon Coutrot."

The Tenshi flies away and merges with Simeon's empty book that he was about to use as his personal journal.

The mental connection is established and Steel Butterfly says, "Simeon Says, I am Steel Butterfly. I'm granting you the power to liberate hypnotized people and demonically possessed people with your voice. I need your help to deakumatize Simon Says. Do we have a deal?"

Simeon Coutrot/Simeon Says replies, "Simeon says yes. We do have a deal."

Simeon becomes Simeon Says.

Meanwhile, Adrien's bodyguard charges Simon Says, only for the Akumatized hypnotist to say, "Simon says stop!"

A pause symbol appears on the next card as Simon Says throws it at Gustavo, causing him to freeze in place.

Then Simon Says continues, "Simon says you are a gorilla!"

He throws a gorilla card at Gustavo and he starts to act like a gorilla.

Adrien runs to the door, closes it behind him, runs to a supply closet while avoiding security cameras, and calls out, "Plagg, Claws Out!"

In a smooth transition, the incident involving the wanna-be animals is shown on Marinette's computer screen.

Tikki exclaims, "Marinette, look!"

Marinette sees the screen and states, "Ah! I gotta go, Alya!"

Alya replies from her end "Have a good one! I'll get back to my babysitting."

Marinette asks, "Do you think Steel Butterfly is there already, Tikki?"

Tikki replies, "Maybe. But we won't know until we get there."

Marinette calls out, "Tikki, Spots On!"

Ladybug jumps from her house's roof and her armored wings start buzzing as they come to life.

Ladybug starts flying towards the studio at a controlled form of maximum speed.

At the TVi studio, Simon Says announces to the camera filming him, "Gabriel Agreste turned down my challenge and he will pay for it! By midnight tonight, he will entertain us in this very TV studio. Gabriel, I'm coming to get you!"

Cat Noir eavesdrops from above in the ceiling girders.

Cat Noir asks quietly, "(Softly) He's gunning for my dad?"

In his lair, Hawk Moth mutters, "It's risky, but it's given me an idea. Good luck, Simon Says."

From his hiding spot in the utility closet, Steel Butterfly muses, "This plan is risky, but it's the only shot I have at getting Marinette and Adrien on the fast track of finding out Hawk Moth's identity. I hope I can pull it off."

Cat Noir sees Nino hiding and shushes him.

He jumps onto Simon Says and quips, "Cat Noir says zip it and give me those cards!"

Simon Says throws the cards and Cat Noir rushes to pick them up.

Simon Says retorts, "My gorilla will take care of you. Simon says... knock him out!"

Simon Says throws a card with a boxing glove at Gustavo, who knocks Cat Noir out of the studio with a simple punch.

Cat Noir quips, "I may not always land on my feet, but I always bounce back!"

Cat Noir jumps out of the way just as Gustavo was about to punch him, only to end up punching through the wall instead.

Simon Says picks up the cards and muses, "I could use an army."

Outside the studio, a group of people are waiting for the elevator, but Simon Says comes out of it.

Holding up a card, Simon Says announces to the group, "Simon says... you are all soldiers!"

The people run away, but they don't get very far before Simon Says throws several saluting soldier cards at them.

Simon Says continues, "Simon says... search all over Paris, my army, and find Gabriel Agreste!"

The hypnotized "soldiers" start moving forward slowly, as they are hypnotized zombie soldiers in terms of their movements.

Meanwhile, Cat Noir is fighting his hypnotized bodyguard.

Cat Noir attempts to hit his bodyguard's head with his staff, only for Gustavo to grab it and throw it far enough for Cat Noir to not be able to reach it.

Cat Noir starts to quip, "Better watch out. My sensei taught me that..." But he gets grabbed by Gustavo in a bear hug. Cat Noir continues in a squeaky voice, "...size doesn't matter!"

Meanwhile, Ladybug kicks the door to the studio and starts twirling her yoyo in a circle, but she sees no one inside.

Nino comes out of hiding and says, "Ladybug!"

Ladybug says without hesitating or stuttering, "Hey! Nino Lahiffe, right? You okay?"

Nino replies, "I'm fine, but my boy Adrien's still here somewhere!"

Ladybug replies back assuringly, "Don't worry, we'll find him."

As Cat Noir is slammed into a wall, he states, "I never should've quit my karate and Kung-Fu classes."

The nearby elevator opens and a lady comes out.

She gets frightened at the sight before her.

Cat Noir gets the idea to trick his bodyguard into thinking that Ladybug was there in the lady's place.

An invisible Steel Butterfly mentally identifies the lady as someone somewhat closely resembling Lila Rossi's mother.

Cat Noir says, "Oh, hey there, Ladybug."

Gustavo looks to where he is tricked into thinking Ladybug is.

Cat Noir breaks free from Gustavo's grip, dodges all of his military-style punches and throws him over his shoulder into the elevator.

As the lady runs away, Cat Noir snarls, "Enough already! Cataclysm!"

Cat Noir uses his Cataclysm to make the elevator malfunction, and the elevator falls with Gustavo in it.

Sensing someone behind him, Cat Noir picks up his staff and spins it, only to see Ladybug, Corvo, Steel Butterfly, Nino and Adrien's perfect, flawless clone standing there.

Steel Butterfly remarks, "Next time, pick up our scents behind you before trying to attack us. That's what Wolverine did to detect Mystique disguised as Storm."

Corvo nodded to add her two cents.

Cat Noir replies, "Oh, sorry. I thought one of you guys was Simon Says."

Nino replies as well, "I saw him! He's got an entire army together!"

Cat Noir adds, "He's looking for Gabriel Agreste. We better get to him faster than they can!"

His Miraculous beeps and Steel Butterfly snaps his fingers, his magic reenergizing Plagg and the Black Cat Miraculous.

Cat Noir states, "Thanks, Butterfly Man."

Steel Butterfly replies, "No problem, but for future reference, don't EVER call me Butterfly Man again."

Cat Noir grins sheepishly.

Steel Butterfly opens his right hand and creates a portal to the Agreste mansion.

In the Agreste mansion, Adrien's clone asks Nathalie calmly, "Nathalie, where's my father? He's in danger."

Nathalie replies, "He knows already. Don't worry. He has a plan."

Gabriel is shown at the top of the staircase.

Gabriel states, "Good evening, Corvo, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Steel Butterfly."

Steel Butterfly makes a "tipping your hat" gesture while holding an imaginary hat. And Corvo salutes Gabriel, completely taking everyone by surprise.

Nathalie snorts as she tries to compose herself, much to the surprise of everyone in the room.

Steel Butterfly remarks, "So it seems that for the first time, your assistant finds something humorous."

Nathalie coolly replies, "I can neither confirm nor deny that."

Steel Butterfly replies back, "Hmph. You can deny it all you like, but it ain't gonna work on me. Anyway, as much as I'd love to trade snappy comebacks with you, quite frankly, I'm already bored and Simon Says will show up any minute."

Gabriel states in response, "Don't worry, Steel Butterfly. I have a plan."

Adrien's clone says to "his" father, "You think of everything, don't you, Dad?"

Gabriel turns to his "son" and responds, "I sure do. Head up to your room. You've had enough excitement for today." He turns to Nathalie and finishes, "Nathalie, make sure they stay there."

Nathalie escorts "Adrien" and Nino to the real Adrien's room.

Gabriel says to Corvo, Cat Noir, Ladybug and Steel Butterfly, "I have to apologize for my son, Corvo, Cat Noir, Ladybug and Steel Butterfly. He's like his mother. Way too overly dramatic."

Corvo, Cat Noir, Steel Butterfly and Ladybug mentally scoff, "Pfft. Overly dramatic, our a*****" "Pfft. Overly dramatic, our a****." "Pfft. Overly dramatic, our a*****" "Pfft. Overly dramatic, our a*****."

Ladybug replies, "I honestly don't think that he's being dramatic this time. He's right, you know. Besides, Simon Says is a real threat. If he gets a hold of you, he can easily hypnotize you into confessing secrets that you might be hiding in your heart and soul, or even worse, he can humiliate you by hypnotizing you into thinking that you're a butterfly or an airplane on TV."

Gabriel replies, "I'm well aware of Simon Says' twisted sense of humor. But what could possibly happen with you four here to protect me?"

Gabriel puts his left hand on Ladybug's shoulder armor while smiling genuinely as he continues, "Besides, what if I can hypnotize Simon Says into thinking that he's Hawk Moth?"

Steel Butterfly replies for his protégé, "You'd have to be a 'Gabriel Says' to do that and I'm pretty sure that Simon Says is immune to his own superpowers."

There was some silence before Gabriel started laughing.

Everyone could see for themselves that it wasn't normal for a fashion designer who usually kept his emotions in check laughing at something that Steel Butterfly said, even if it wasn't that funny.

Of course, what nobody but Ladybug and Cat Noir realized was that Steel Butterfly had a natural and somewhat twisted sense of humor and his humor is so great that he can make anybody laugh. Even those who hide behind stone facades.

Nino asks Adrien's clone, "You sure your old man isn't some kind of robot or something?"

"Adrien" replies, "When and wherever my father's concerned, I'm never sure of anything."

They enter Adrien's room.

Nino exclaims, "Hoho! Dude! I've seen stadiums tinier than your room! This is amazing!"

"Adrien" says to his best friend, "Make yourself at home. I'm gonna make sure that Simon Says' army is not too far from here to alert everyone else."

Nino asks in response, "How?"

Adrien's clone reveals a tablet underneath his underwear drawer and replies, "I have secret access to the security cameras just in case I need to sneak out for anything, including hanging out with you guys. I never tell anyone about this because my father can easily take away my security access."

Adrien's clone and Nino see Simon Says' army amounting to over one hundred and seventy-five hypnotized Parisians approaching the front gates just a few hundred feet ahead.

Sending a mental message to the real Cat Noir and to Steel Butterfly, Adrien's clone manages to help Nino relax with some apples.

Meanwhile, Corvo, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Steel Butterfly are looking at some pictures of Adrien modeling.

As Cat Noir secretly leaves to keep an eye out for Simon Says' army, Gabriel asks aloud, "Isn't he flawless?"

Steel Butterfly points out matter-of-factly, "Absolutely nobody on God's green Earth is flawless, Mr. Agreste. Even your own son isn't perfect. Every human being will always have flaws until the aftermath of Judgement Day, the aftermath of the Battle of Armageddon, and in the aftermath of Christ's Second Coming. After all, if Adrien wanted to tell you about his flaws, he would've been able to do it with you paying close attention."

Eyes slightly twitching for some reason, Gabriel hums in curiosity as he muses, "Hmmm. I haven't thought of that before. Perhaps there are things I can learn from a religious superhero."

Steel Butterfly quietly exhales in relief.

Of course, only Steel Butterfly, Corvo and Ladybug noticed that Cat Noir had quietly and temporarily left to keep an eye out for Simon Says' army. Gabriel, on the other hand, was completely oblivious.

Then Gabriel takes notice of Steel Butterfly's brooch and says, "I've never noticed your brooch before. It really is unique. May I?"

Steel Butterfly allows Gabriel to take his brooch, but once the brooch is removed, nothing happens.

Gabriel mentally realizes that he had been tricked with a clone of Steel Butterfly with a non-magical brooch that doesn't return him to normal once removed.

Deciding to play along, Gabriel hands the "brooch" back to "Steel Butterfly" and says, "It's a very interesting brooch, Steel Butterfly. To think that such a magic artifact could easily grant its user incredible power. It's unbelievable."

Ladybug's yoyo rings.

As Nathalie comes into the room, Ladybug asks, "Cat Noir, where are you?"

Cat Noir replies, "Keeping an eye out for Simon Says' hypnotized army."

Steel Butterfly adds, "And they're coming this way from the front."

They both enter the room as Steel Butterfly's clone dematerializes with Gabriel's back turned, even though the inter-dimensional hero knows that the secret terrorist of Paris is already aware of the deception.

Cat Noir quickly closes the window and exclaims, "Close off all exits! They're coming from the front! Do as I say! Engage the self-defense system, we need total lockdown!"

Slightly indifferent at being told what to do, Gabriel uses his DNA scans to engage the lockdown protocols.

The automated announcer says, "Lockdown engaged."

The defense system shuts down the windows with reinforced bulletproof metal shutters and the turrets on the roof of the gate cock some taser guns in warning.

Gabriel asks Cat Noir curiously, "How do you know so much about the security system?"

Cat Noir replies, "I've heard from newspapers that you spent millions of French euros to build the security system to protect your son, yourself, your remaining family, and your staff."

Gabriel replies back, "That's true. Don't worry, they won't get in. This house is built like a fortress."

Steel Butterfly points out with holographic views from the outside cameras, "Yeah, but what about Simon Says ordering his troops to knock down the gates and ignore the taser guns?"

Gabriel looked stunned as he didn't take that into account.

Steel Butterfly face-palms and he growls in exasperation.

Outside, Simon Says declares to his hypnotized troops, "Simon says destroy!"

He throws bull cards at his army and they knock down the gates all at once with little effort.

Inside the mansion, in Gabriel's atelier, the lights are off except for the alarm lights, which blink red.

Then the automated announcer says, "Emergency power on."

The lights turn back on, and the cameras show Simon Says' army getting through the security system... EVEN IGNORING THE TASER GUNS, as Steel Butterfly predicted.

Cat Noir exclaims, "There are too many of them. Steel Butterfly's right; your defense system is failing!"

Ladybug suddenly gets an idea and says, "Adrien and Nino! I better go get them!"

Gabriel activates a hidden wall with two remote controls and says, "Here, Nathalie. Pick the controls in case you need to unlock an exit. She's coming with you."

Ladybug and Nathalie rush out of the atelier.

Cat Noir says, "I'll reinforce the outer defenses. Go hide in the atrium. It's not safe in here."

Gabriel sneers, "No one tells me what to do. Not even a superhero."

Steel Butterfly replies, "Technically, that's not entirely true, sir. Technically, your fashion company's board of directors and Audrey Bourgeois are the ones who tell you what to do when it comes to running your spot in the fashion industry. And as shown in the first Spider-Man movie, the board of directors can easily fire you if they find out your actions behind the scenes are against the law, even if they would understand your intentions. Look it up sometime if you don't believe me."

As Cat Noir takes the other controls, he adds, "Yeah, and you're in danger, just like everybody else! So stop pretending you're above us all and do what I tell you to!"

Gabriel looks on in shock.

Cat Noir's scowl, on the other hand, still remains fixed on his face.

Gabriel then smirks slightly as he remarks, "Quite a temper. You remind me of someone."

Cat Noir exits the room via the window and Gabriel looks at the large enough portrait of Emilie Agreste longingly.

Steel Butterfly teleports out of the room and temporarily freezes time while mentally chortling and monologuing, "It's only a matter of time before your plans go down the non-existent toilet. And by the time you finally realize the consequences of your actions – which I find highly unlikely – it'll already be too late. By the time Emilie is revived, it'll already be too late to lie to her about everything you've done. If Adrien is sacrificed in exchange for his mother's rejuvenation, I'll make sure to kill you by giving Mayor Bourgeois your head and feed whatever's left of you to the most savage animals I could find. You will have abused the original Butterfly Miraculous for long enough by then. And by the time you meet God, Judgement Day will come for you thousands to millions of years early to show you the consequences for your actions spelled out for your deluded, arrogant mind. But until then, I'm gonna enjoy averting the Akumatizations of some of your powerful villains and some of your more ridiculous ones. You better prepare yourself for Heroes' Day and prepare an army the equivalent of the Decepticon, Sharkticon, Insecticon, Predacon, Terrorcon, Vehicon, Maximal and Autobot armies from the entire Transformers franchise I loved in my dimension. You better prepare such an army to take out me and my allies on Heroes' Day, otherwise I'll just summon a Tenshized army consisting of many different kinds of superheroes and reformed Akumatized supervillains amounting to the quadrillion mark to outnumber you while making them immune to your Akumas, immune to the powers of your villains and immune to the Sentimonsters you and Mayura will make in a branched off timeline of this dimension's future should we fail to arrest you the first time you step into the public light. Soon, I will revive your wife for you. You'll be sent to jail for your actions as a terrorist. Nathalie will be on trial for aiding and abetting a terrorist. Adrien will be educated by his mother, his aunt, his secret girlfriend, his future parent-in-laws, his friends, and me, his mentor, about how real life works. Including when it comes to the differences between taking the high road with tabloids and taking the high road with compulsive liars who turn out to be terrorist collaborators who won't hesitate to be stupid enough to become your successors in the future. And most of all, your company's board of directors will definitively fire you and have you permanently replaced as your brand is rebranded. It's only a matter of time. Until next we meet, Gabriel Agreste, a.k.a., Hawk Moth, The Collector, Scarlet Moth, Shadow Moth, Shadow Noir, Monarch, Scarlet Shadow, Dragon Moth, Tyranno Moth, Hawk Bug, Nightmare Chimera, and Rooster Moth."

Steel Butterfly unfreezes time and secretly catches footage of Gabriel using the lift to travel to his lair and uttering, "Nooroo, Dark Wings Rise" to become the magic-abusing terrorist of Paris.

Steel Butterfly mentally remarks again, "Bingo! We've got you on the fast track to spending the rest of your life in prison, you son of a b****."

Outside the mansion, Simon Says' army is invading the front doors to the mansion.

Hawk Moth walks to the center of the room – confirming that Steel Butterfly's footage was genuine, even if the butterfly-themed terrorist didn't know it yet and probably won't know until its too late – and says, "I don't think that's a good idea, Simon Says."

Simon Says retorts, "Gabriel is here!"

Hawk Moth replies, "Yes, but don't forget our deal. I feel Steel Butterfly, Ladybug and Cat Noir nearby. Once you've got them in front of you, you'll be able to honor our agreement. Just take their jewels, the Miraculouses."

Simon Says replies back, "It's as good as done. Simon says we'll defeat them!"

Inside the mansion, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Nathalie enter Adrien's room.

Nino asks, "Ladybug! Cat Noir! What's going down?"

Steel Butterfly teleports into the room and replies, "What's going down is that we need to move to safer ground."

Steel Butterfly takes out a long chain from his new cape and swings it in a straight upright circle multiple times to open a portal to the Dupain-Cheng bakery.

Nathalie is astonished that Steel Butterfly has a cape capable of generating anything from a subspace pocket dimension and that the butterfly hero can easily open portals by swinging a chain in a straight upright circle like a Marvel Comics Sling Ring and like Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider able to open portals to Hell with his Hellfire Chain. Even if she doesn't know about Steel Butterfly's other powers.

Adrien and Nino enter the portal, only to be met with Marinette's perfect, flawless clone.

She hugs them tearfully while Nathalie watches.

Steel Butterfly assures Nathalie that they're safe, as long as they stay put.

In Gabriel's atelier, Steel Butterfly and Nathalie enter the room.

Gabriel asks, "Where's my son?"

Steel Butterfly answers, "I teleported them to the Dupain-Cheng bakery. I took into account that Simon Says would try to capture Adrien to watch you die by Simon Says' clutches, so I teleported Adrien and his friend to the last place Simon Says would think about looking for them, should it come down to it. Adrien and Nino will be both alright as long as the two of them manage to stay put."

Gabriel hums in curiosity.

Over the course of the next five minutes, the hypnotized army breaks into the mansion while destroying the security cameras.

Gabriel asks Nathalie, "Are they coming?"

Nathalie hears the army through the door.

She tries to keep the door locked, but the hypnotized army knock it over.

Nathalie is knocked back, and she manages to sneak under her desk while nobody was looking.

Steel Butterfly teleported out of there, deciding to temporarily leave Hawk Moth's civilian identity to his fate.

The hypnotized army restrain Gabriel despite his own physical strength somewhat augmented by the power of the original Butterfly Miraculous.

Simon Says walks into the room, looks at Gabriel to his right and croons, "Gotcha."

Gabriel scowls at Simon Says, the irony not being lost on the fashion mogul that the civilian form of Hawk Moth was now taken prisoner by his newest champion.

All the while, Steel Butterfly secretly has Simeon Says liberating Simon Says' army from his control, one member at a time.

The three Heroes of Paris arrive in the atelier, only to see the room empty with knocked over paintings and the security terminal/Gabriel's personal computer terminal knocked over.

Cat Noir snarls, "Well, that's just great!"

Meanwhile, at the TVi studio, Simon Says appears on camera and says, "Welcome to another exciting hour of 'The Challenge!' Good evening again from Simon Says. Viewers, I've kept my promise to you all. Here's Gabriel!"

Gabriel appears with Gustavo holding him by his shoulders, and Gabriel visibly scowls.

Simon Says holds up a card and announces, "Simon says... you are a butterfly!"

Simon Says throws the butterfly card at Gabriel.

Gabriel starts jumping around while flapping his arms like they were wings and he goes on a "Flap flap, flutter flutter, flutter flutter, flap flap" repetition.

Steel Butterfly is laughing maniacally as he's recording everything on video.

Even Corvo is snickering at the whole thing.

Steel Butterfly remarks excitedly, "I can't wait to make a few memes off of this!"

Cat Noir asks crossly, "Must you always humiliate people who do such things unwillingly, Steel Butterfly?"

Steel Butterfly coldly replies, "Cat Noir, if you knew who Hawk Moth was, you'd want to see him humiliated too. More on that for another time."

Ladybug says, "Knock it off and focus, you two! We've gotta save Mr. Agreste!"

Steel Butterfly mentally chortles, "Sure, so I can kill him myself if it comes down to it."

Simon Says declares, "Tomorrow, butterfly, you will be no more."

Ladybug observes the cards and theorizes, "The akuma's gotta be in one of those cards."

Cat Noir asks, "But which one? There are so many of them."

Steel Butterfly replies a bit non-caringly, "We'll find out soon enough."

The four heroes kick open the doors to the studio.

Simon Says states to the three heroes, "Steel Butterfly, Corvo, Ladybug, Cat Noir, you can save him by giving me your Miraculouses. Do the right thing..."

Steel Butterfly sneers, "Hell no!"

Ladybug replies to Simon Says, "In your dreams. Lucky Charm!"

Ladybug throws her yoyo in the air and another ladybug-patterned yoyo appears.

Ladybug catches it.

Cat Noir asks, "A regular yoyo? But you've already got a magical one."

Ladybug hooks the normal yoyo to her hips as she replies, "I'll figure it out later."

As Corvo, Ladybug, Cat Noir and Steel Butterfly charge, Simon Says declares, "Simon says... your yoyo is useless!"

Simon Says throws a card at Ladybug's yoyo, the card showing a black and white version of her yoyo with a red X crossed over it.

The card makes impact with the yoyo and it falls to the floor.

Ladybug tries to throw it, only for the yoyo to flop to the floor again.

Ladybug picks up the yoyo by its string and the unbreakable cord snaps, thus showing how useless it is now.

Steel Butterfly sneers, "Indestructible yoyo, my butt."

Cat Noir and Corvo rush to Simon Says as he begins to say, "Simon says... your weapons are—"

But he doesn't finish as Cat Noir knocks the card away.

Cat Noir states mockingly, "Useless? I don't think so! I'm not gonna let you get a word in edgewise!"

Cat Noir and Corvo fight Simon Says and the hypnotist dodges all of the respective heroes' attacks. But with the odds being two to one, it was getting increasingly difficult for the Akumatized hypnotist.

Ladybug is ripping up the cards to see if the akuma is in one of them, which there isn't, much to her growing panic and frustration.

And all the while, Simon Says' army keeps busting into the studio, leaving Steel Butterfly and his new Champion occupied with liberating them from the hypnotist's control.

Simon Says begins to declare, "Simon says—"

But he is interrupted because he has to dodge another staff thrust and another sword thrust.

Cat Noir says at the same time in a taunting manner at the top of his lungs, "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na!"

And Corvo is saying very loudly, "BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH! CAN'T HEAR YOU, SIMON SAYS!"

Simon Says uncaringly explains, "It doesn't matter whether you can hear me or not, all that is important is what Simon says!" Simon Says picks out several Black Cat Miraculous cards and finishes, "Simon says remove your Miraculous and give it to me!"

Simon Says throws the cards at Cat Noir and Steel Butterfly, who dodge the cards while simultaneously pushing Ladybug out of the way.

Cat Noir lands on top of Ladybug and pushes himself off.

Meanwhile, Gabriel is still on his repetition of vocalizing the sounds of a butterfly's wings flapping while jumping around.

Simon Says decides that fun time with Gabriel is over and decides to fully get his revenge.

Simon Says picks up a card and states to his target, "Simon says... take off, little airplane!"

Simon Says throws an airplane card at Gabriel, and he starts acting like an airplane with his arms stretched out to the sides and making airplane noises.

Steel Butterfly is still recording and he laughs maniacally as he exclaims, "AHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I freakishly forgot about this part! It's so flipping HILARIOUS!"

Cat Noir snarls, "It's not funny!"

Steel Butterfly flips him off while saying, "F*** you!", shocking even Ladybug, as even she didn't know how much of a potty mouth and potty everything Steel Butterfly is when someone ruins his fun or when he's in a bad mood.

Gabriel runs out of the room, still making airplane noises.

Cat Noir exclaims, "He's headed for the roof! We have to stop him!"

Steel Butterfly says, "You three take care of Simon Says. Meanwhile, Simeon Says and I will handle our resident airplane. I may hate Gabriel with every carbon-based fiber of my being, but he has a son to care for."

Steel Butterfly mentally adds, "Even if he's too oblivious, too arrogant, too delusional and too f****** stupid and stuck in the past to realize it."

Steel Butterfly rushes after Gabriel... while imitating the engines, machine gun fire and missile launcher fire of a military combat plane.

Simon Says croons mockingly, "And how will you defeat me without your yoyo?"

On the roof, Gabriel is still running with his arms stretched out and still making airplane noises.

Steel Butterfly gets in front of Gabriel to restrain him, only for Gabriel to keep going in the opposite direction.

Letting out a frustrated roar, Steel Butterfly manages to keep Gabriel restrained by holding him by his shoulders.

Despite even Hypnotized Airplane Gabriel's physical strength being somewhat augmented by the Moth/original Butterfly Miraculous, he doesn't have his full superhuman strength now that he's not transformed, and therefore he's unable to break out of Steel Butterfly's gentle, but unbreakable Kung-Fu grip.

Steel Butterfly snaps his fingers and the same yellow and orange-colored superhero resembling an armored Simon Says states to the fashion mogul, "Simeon says you are released from Simon Says' control!"

As Steel Butterfly releases the secret terrorist of the city, Gabriel snaps out of his funk and when he sees that he was about to make it to the ledge to make a fatal jump, he gulps in fear before stepping backwards as carefully as possible.

While this is happening, Simon Says prepares four black cards of death as he declares again, "Simon says it's over!"

He throws the cards, only for Corvo's knight sword to slice them in half without any side effects.

Corvo replies before she says to her teammates, "It's over when my teammates and I say this is over! Follow my lead."

The three heroes charge towards Simon Says.

Simon Says takes out a card and says fearfully, "Simon says..."

Ladybug knocks the deck of cards out of Simon Says' hand. Corvo's sword cuts through it.

The akuma flies away, only for Cat Noir to use his Cataclysm on it, showing the heroes for the first time that akumas can be Cataclysmed.

Simon Says states bewilderedly, "That's not possible! I made your yoyo useless!"

As Simon Says slowly reverts to normal, Ladybug replies while holding out her usual yoyo, "This one, yes." She holds out her other yoyo and finishes, "But not that one. Miraculous Ladybug!"

The energy ladybugs revert all of Simon Says' victims back to normal and fixes the damages to the Agreste mansion that some of them did.

Corvo, Ladybug and Cat Noir do their signature fist bump.

They go up to the roof and see Gabriel is alive without a scratch.

They also see Steel Butterfly and Simeon Says flying in the air via their wings and winged jetpack.

The usual pleasantries are exchanged and the heroes depart.

Cat Noir reverts back to Adrien in his room, thankful that there's no cameras or hidden microphones – Plagg made sure to double check when the opportunity came knocking.

Adrien starts showing Plagg pictures of his mother on his phone.

Plagg hears the door opening and hides in Adrien's shirt.

Gabriel comes into the room and hugs Adrien, taking him by surprise.

Gabriel says tearfully, "I'm so sorry, Adrien. I had no idea how much I was neglecting you."

Adrien asks, "Are you feeling okay, Dad?"

Gabriel composes himself and replies, "What happened today opened my eyes, son. I nearly lost everything I still had, and I nearly took my sort of good expectations of you to my grave. I've organized a nice dinner with the Dupain-Chengs tonight. You can wear whatever it is you feel comfortable with."

Adrien replies, "Of course, Dad."

Gabriel leaves the room with a genuine smile on his face.

Of course, what Adrien would discover that night during patrol was that Steel Butterfly's new recent Champion, Simeon Says, biblically ordered Gabriel to spend more time with Adrien, loosen up his strict, overbearing expectations, and let Adrien have some freedoms, such as having a birthday party every time Adrien's birthday comes up.

At the same time, Adrien would discover that Simeon Says was the biblical opposite of Simon Says, with Simeon's commanding voice being like the commands that God would give to his children both in the Bible and in biblical-based cartoons and movies. When asked about it, Steel Butterfly replies that hypnotists are mostly associated with the original forces of evil: the armies of Hell. Steel Butterfly added that, after all, having two hypnotists wouldn't exactly work and it wouldn't be a good thing.

For Adrien, the weirdest thing was that Gabriel took an instant liking to Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and wanted Adrien to date Marinette, saying that she was a one-of-a-kind for someone like Adrien.

Of course, during patrol that night, Steel Butterfly managed to reveal the red flags suggesting Gabriel was Hawk Moth that SB observed during the Simon Says incident.

Including Gabriel realizing that Steel Butterfly used a clone with a non-magical replica of the Butterfly Miraculous to throw Gabriel off course when he showed interest in it.

Steel Butterfly also said this: "Regardless of whether Gabriel is Hawk Moth or not, one thing is certain in this timeline as much as the original timeline: as long as Gabriel or someone else is Hawk Moth, you guys won't be able to have a kind, compassionate, healthy relationship with either each other or with different people. Therefore, if you guys do make your relationship in your civilian lives public, take precautions just in case Gabriel tries to blackmail Marinette into breaking up with Adrien by threatening to pull him out of school. Remember everything I told you about the Cat Blanc timeline and practice the methods we talked about."

Ladybug had to ask, "Is Gabriel Agreste really Hawk Moth?"

Steel Butterfly answers, "I normally can't answer so as to avoid catastrophe with the space-time continuum, but yes. Gabriel Agreste is Hawk Moth."

Cat Noir then asks, "Why is he a terrorist if he was convinced to be a partial opposite of what he used to be recently?"

Steel Butterfly asks in response, "Do you guys remember my revelation of Hawk Moth's goals during the second Stoneheart attack?" The two heroes nod, prompting their leader to continue, "Well, Gabriel wants to use the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses to be granted a single wish he could use to revive Mrs. Emilie Agreste. You see, last year, Emilie fell into a coma because the Peacock Miraculous in Gabriel and Emilie's possession was damaged and Emilie overused it for reasons unknown. Despite Gabriel's demands to stop using the damaged Peacock Miraculous because of his wife's coughing fits, dizzying spells, fatigue, and worsening headaches, Emilie refused to listen, making her as stubborn, rebellious and reckless as the two men in her life: her husband and son. When Gabriel deciphered one part of a Miraculous spellbook to find a way of curing his wife, Gabriel found out that the Ultimate Miraculous Power could be used to revive Emilie. And even though Gabriel is aware that there'll be a price to pay in order for the universe to maintain balance, a la Full Metal Alchemist, he doesn't care about it at all, leading to him being cocky, overconfident, ignorant and reckless about the whole thing. The simple fact is, despite his strategic brilliance as Hawk Moth, Gabriel always overlooks the easiest solutions to his problems, and he's literally too impatient to consider using alternative options to solve his problems. For Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth, he believes that Paris and the world would be best burned as long as he gets what he wants. And his exact words to my revelation of his goals that day were, and I quote, 'As long as I get what I want and all of my enemies are obliterated, nothing else matters!' So, I would strongly suggest using the methods and tactics I gave you to ensure that Hawk Moth suffers the consequences of his actions and to ensure that the Cat Blanc timeline does not come to pass."

Steel Butterfly then hugs Cat Noir and says, "Adrien, I may not know what it's like to have to fight a relative who turns out to be a supervillain or a magic-abusing terrorist, but know this: you're not alone. You have me, you have your bodyguard Gustavo, you have your aunt Amelie, you have your cousin Felix, you have Marinette, you have Nino, you have Alya. Heck, you practically have almost everybody you met at Francoise Dupont during the second day of school. And know this: we're not gonna make you and your family and friends pay for your father's sympathetic wrongdoings. Even if there's a slight chance he'll change, he'll most likely ignore such a thing because he's too afraid of the past and he's too afraid to move on and enter a relationship with someone else."

After comforting Cat Noir, the three Heroes of Paris patrolled the skies of Paris together.

The next day, Tom and Sabine were brought up to speed about the situation.

And even though Tom was angered at the thought of Gabriel Agreste being the magic-abusing terrorist of Paris, Miguel warned him that Gabriel's power of Akumatization includes Corruption Inducement and it won't be beneficial to have Tom Dupain Akumatized just to settle a petty grudge.

Tom and Sabine comforted Adrien while he cried while Steel Butterfly made sure to shield Adrien's sadness from being detected by the Moth Miraculous.

Sabine said to Adrien, "Honey, Tom and I may not know what it's like to go through what you're going through, but know this. You're welcome to stay with us after your father's arrested and put on trial, and just in case Steel Butterfly can't revive your mother. And since you and Marinette know each other's identities, feel free to come by if Plagg needs to recharge."

For the next week, Adrien chatted with Tom and Sabine, sharing sob stories, embarrassing stories of their respective love interests and their respective parents, and sharing their respective reasonings as to why some superheroes need to reveal their identities to their loved ones while taking into consideration the consequences for doing so.

Of course, when Adrien was asked about what kind of pet he would want to have one day – not that Steel Butterfly was surprised at all – Adrien said he always wanted to have a cat after hearing about the advantages and other good things that come from owning a cat.

Of course, Steel Butterfly once again went into a rant about the disadvantages of owning a cat that most pet owners have to take into consideration.

And so, Adrien and Miguel respectively made plans to own a cat at some point in the future after Gabriel is arrested and thrown in prison, just as long as the two heroes could fit quality time with cats into their schedules.

One week later, on Marinette's TV, The Challenge is on the air again.

Alec Cataldi says to the viewers, "Welcome back again to everyone's #1 live game show, The Challenge! Last week, our cool DJ friend Nino won the challenge. So, let's welcome him back again. Come on out, DJ Nino!"

Nino enters the stage.

Tom and Sabine were looking over Marinette's second report card of the month.

Tom says happily, "You did it again, Marinette! You executed a perfect attendance record and you weren't late or absent all week, even without the usage of your clones! Excellent news, Marinette. You can go join your friends on the set."

Miguel replies for Marinette, "Actually, Nino's gonna request for Steel Butterfly, Ladybug and Cat Noir to appear on The Challenge. So, we should be going."

At that time, Alec announces, "So we upped the challenge for you tonight, Nino. This time, you're gonna have to get three celebrities dancing instead of one or two! However, this time, you can choose your opponents."

Nino replies smugly, "Oh, hohoho. I've got this one in the bag. I'm gonna pick three buds whom I know won't let me down. Steel Butterfly, Ladybug and Cat Noir!"

Miguel looks over Tom and Sabine's befuddled faces and states smugly, "Told ya so!"

Marinette and Miguel call out respectively, "Tikki, Spots On" and "Leppey, Elegant Wings Live" and they fly to the studio, joined by Cat Noir in transit.

(Steel Butterfly's voice-over POV as he writes in his first Rorschach-inspired journal...)

Steel Butterfly's journal.

October 12th, 2014.

We successfully deakumatized Simon Says.

And of course, people were literally making fun of Gabriel being hypnotized into thinking that he was a butterfly and then an airplane.

They were calling him Flapriel Fluttergreste.

And I know for a fact that there's probably a meme or two about the incident.

Because of this, people were too happy and hysterical with laughter to be Akumatized in Simon Says' place at any rate.

Ahh. But all good things must come to an end.

In all seriousness, this has definitely taught Hawk Moth a very serious lesson: NEVER Akumatize anyone with a big or small grudge against his civilian identity of Gabriel Agreste.

Anyway, now that Ladybug and Cat Noir know who Hawk Moth is, safe to say that I had to transport Cat Noir out of the country so he could scream in pure anger without being detected by Hawk Moth's empathic range spanning over one hundred and fifty miles of his lair in every direction of the city.

And on top of that, now that Adrien knows his father is the supervillain and terrorist who terrorizes the city of Paris on a regular basis in the mission to revive his wife for himself instead of simply moving on like a big man, Adrien is more determined than ever to put an end to his father's reign of terror once and for all, no matter if he's the last remaining family in Paris he has left or not.

Of course, Adrien knew we would need to collect sufficient amounts of evidence before we can even think about whether or not to attack Hawk Moth in a guerilla war campaign.

Thankfully, I knew just the way to collect the evidence: footage of every Akuma battle and documents and whatnot about Gabriel's crimes and his motives.

To say the least, even Marinette was surprised at how well-thought out my plans were.

And of course, when Adrien and I had our debate about the benefits and disadvantages of owning a cat, much to my surprise, Adrien went on about how cute cats were.

But this is definitely preferable compared to Adrien's canon counterpart, who once said to Kagami Tsurugi in season 3 that he was a dog person.

BAH! Dog people are the worst!

I've had a lot of bad experiences with dogs on an equal level to cats, and while cats are a much more preferable pet to own as long as you're exposed to a cat when you're three years old so as to prevent any cat-related allergies from developing, that doesn't change the fact that I hated both cats and dogs for thousands of years thanks to my immortality and my time travel training in this dimension.

But anyway, now that I think about it, the benefits of owning a cat do outweigh the disadvantages.

Must remember to begin looking for an animal shelter to buy a kitten from so I can experience the good things of owning a cat.

Anyway, the next Akumatization was Santa Claus, aka Santa Claws.

This is ridiculous because his unakumatized surname is the same as his Akumatized surname no matter how it's spelled or pronounced.

But in any case, I am most certainly not gonna let Santa Claws or Hawk Moth ruin Christmas, my number one favorite holiday of the year due to my religious upbringing.

So, I'll see one of my newest journal entries come Christmas Eve.

(Third person POV...)

19 days later, on Halloween, Miguel was scowling at Marinette dancing in her original timeline Ladybug costume for one good reason.

Because of his religious upbringing, because of his past experiences in killing demons, and because of personal experiences on his Earth, Miguel Pelle Guevara hates Halloween.

Noticing Miguel scowling like if he was a dragon demon, Marinette questions, "Something wrong?"

Miguel snarls in response, "NNNNYYAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH! I hate Halloween!"

Marinette, Leppey, and Tikki went slack-jawed in shock.

Marinette questions, "Why do you hate Halloween?"

Miguel explains thoroughly, "I hate Halloween for 32 reasons. 1, first and foremost, Halloween is always affiliated with the lord of demons, fallen angels, and false prophets, He Who Must Not Be Named. And because I come from a religious family, I was taught to always maintain caution if I go outside on Halloween for any reason. 2, I had plenty of childhood friends who had been born on Halloween, and they ended up abandoned by their friends at their Halloween-themed birthday parties. I had to comfort them for years whenever their friends either refused to come or just went trick-or-treating. 3, people tend to knock on your front door for candy, even if specific trick-or-treaters don't follow specific rules when it comes to trick-or-treating by stealing more than enough candy to the point where you're candy-bankrupt. 4, some people tend to get a cold the day after Halloween every year, and it's almost a guarantee to happen if you're not careful. 5, it's almost repetitive for people to go under a mountain of pressure to have a good time, especially when it comes to having an awesome costume or having enough candy for trick-or-treating. 6, choosing a costume to wear for Halloween can pack plenty of stress, especially in terms of material, quality, and movement. 7, costumes for couples are among the worst costumes in history, especially if you're alone and single or if your significant other loves Halloween more than you do."

As Miguel explains his 32 reasons why he hates Halloween, Marinette writes it all down and records it on her phone at the same time, to show to her classmates at a later date.

And as Miguel explains reason 29: people murdering black cats and/or any other cats they come across, Marinette was especially horrified that after 10 years of Miguel's childhood of hating cats and dogs, Miguel still hated seeing cats in particular being killed for reasons other than ailurophobia, being killed for meat, being killed by birds of prey due to hawks, eagles, and owls being predators of cats, and black cats being mistaken for witches in disguise.

But when Miguel explained further that he has no qualms about killing dogs that attack other people for no reason at all like aggressive rampaging Pit Bulls, Marinette rushed to her bathroom to vomit in her toilet.

Of course, when Miguel went on to the explanation that his former friends used to drag him to haunted houses around Halloween, Marinette, Tikki, and Leppey found out that among the things Miguel is scared of include zombies, vampires, demons, aliens, supernatural killers, toy dolls, werewolves, Frankenstein's Monster, giant monsters, slashers, ghosts, African big cats, buffalos, scorpions, snakes, spiders, hippos, rhinos, octopi, alligators, crocodiles, all sorts of sharks, wolverines, bears, hyenas, and other kinds of man-eater animals along with other kinds of human-killing insects and arachnids.

After maybe six minutes, Miguel finishes, "And finally, reason number 32, I can't ever forget the nightmares I ended up waking up from after Halloween due to being forced to watch hideous and overall demonically terrifying horror movies like Santa's Slay! Ooh, don't even get me started on one of the worst Christmas movies of all time that feature Santa Claus as the Antichrist."

Marinette, Tikki, and Leppey looked at each other before proceeding to hug Miguel as best as they can in the case of the 2 kwamis.

Marinette then says, "I can understand all the reasons why you hate Halloween, but that doesn't change the fact that people like to celebrate Halloween for different reasons. You don't have to go trick-or-treating, you don't have to watch horror movies just like how I hate horror movies, and you don't have to do any other things people do to celebrate Halloween such as drinking alcohol at Halloween parties due to how much you told me about the consequences of drinking alcohol at any teenage or adult age. But know that even if I hate horror movies and haunted houses, I still celebrate Halloween as safe as possible."

Miguel scowled deeper, making Marinette nervous enough to back away.

Miguel suddenly hugs Marinette while gently shedding tears.

They stayed like that for a good 3 minutes before Miguel caught an Akuma in his hands and purified it.

Marinette, Tikki and Leppey were shocked all at once, but Leppey's surprised expression was a mix between shocked, confused and prideful.

Tikki asks incredulously, "How did you do that?! No Miraculous user can use their powers as civilians! It's never happened before!"

Miguel shrugs as he replies, "Just consider myself fortunate that I'm able to sense nearby Akumas before they can possess me."

Later, Miguel as Steel Butterfly watches from high above as Marinette and Adrien in costume go around trick-or-treating.

Suddenly, Steel Butterfly detects a presence behind him.

Whirling around, Steel Butterfly sees for himself, hovering in the air thanks to dark purple and black butterfly wings on his back made out of his own Akuma butterflies, was none other than Hawk Moth.

Hawk Moth remarks coldly, "So, Steel Butterfly, we meet again."

Steel Butterfly growls as he replies, "I don't have time for you right now."

Steel Butterfly takes off into the air, prompting Hawk Moth to chase him.

Hawk Moth flies like an angel flies, complete with not using his arms to steer himself.

Steel Butterfly flies higher, but Hawk Moth follows him.

Steel Butterfly then fires a lightning bolt at Hawk Moth, but the butterfly terrorist dodges it, only to find Steel Butterfly falling by executing a Thunder Drop.

Hawk Moth then remarks again, "What could you possibly do to stop me just by luring me to terra firma?"

Hawk Moth follows Steel Butterfly to the ground, wherein Steel Butterfly used his Static Thrusters to slow his descent to the ground.

As soon as Hawk Moth appeared on the ground, all trick-or-treaters gasped and went slack-jawed at the appearance of Paris' first ever magical terrorist.

Steel Butterfly snaps his fingers and a camera drone appears, showing Hawk Moth to the entire city on the billboards and the TVs all across the city, much to even Marinette and Adrien's shock.

Hawk Moth snarls in realization, "You lured me here on purpose?!"

Steel Butterfly cackles, "Hahahahahahahahahahaha! I always have a plan! Did you really think you could stealthily take me down without anyone knowing about it?"

Hawk Moth grunts in annoyance before flying away.

Steel Butterfly calls out, "You can run and hide all you like, but it won't matter for long!"

Steel Butterfly sighs before taking flight back to his lair.

The next day, as Steel Butterfly was training himself in aerial combat, his super hearing picked up on some Parisians screaming in fear as the latest Akumatized supervillain remarks, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Flee before me, peasants! For you are powerless against the mighty Night Scar!"

Steel Butterfly remarks before saying into his weapon-phone, "So, Night Scar has risen, eh? Well, not for long. Purple Changer, Target Falcon, Operation: Birds vs. Scars is a go."

In his lair thirteen blocks away from the Agreste Mansion and 20 blocks away from the Dupain-Cheng bakery, Target Falcon replies, "Understood, commander."

Purple Changer looks for the strongest positive emotions, and he finds Kyle Frank in the Akuma Shelter in the 7th Arrondisment.

Purple Changer makes a Tenshi and sends it to find Kyle.

Once the lavender, lilac, pale purple, and plum purple Tenshi made contact with Kyle's taser pistol – signifying that Kyle was a police informant – Purple Changer says, "Sun Beam, I'm Purple Changer."

Kyle questions in confusion, "You're not Steel Butterfly?"

Purple Changer answers before explaining and before asking, "No. I'm one of Steel Butterfly's newest recruits and one of his newest teammates. Now, listen carefully. My Tenshies are a combination of lavender, lilac, pale purple, and plum purple in color. Anyway, I'm granting you the powers affiliated with the sun and with peacocks to give life to the people who were murdered by Night Scar. All I ask in return is that you help my teammates deakumatize Night Scar. Do we have a deal?"

Kyle/Sun Beam replies, "You got yourself an answer, Purple Changer. Sign me up!"

Kyle becomes Sun Beam, a combination of Master Fu as an adult version of himself in World War II using the Peacock Miraculous, and a combination of various male Miraculous Ladybug heroes using the Peacock Miraculous, including Adrien Agreste.

After a grueling 15 minutes, the three heroes defeated Night Scar, and Ladybug arrived to purify the Akuma and unleash her Miraculous Ladybug cure to fix everything.