Animaestro

[ Theme Song ]

Trailer: (dramatic music in background) She's scared of cats, but powerless without this feline. Marinette: Huh? (annoyed) That is so not true. I'm not scared of cats. Trailer: Cat Noir and Ladybug: two heroes facing their destiny. Coming soon to theaters. (Thomas Astruc appears on the tablet) Thomas: The real Cat Noir and Ladybug won't be able to make it to tonight's premiere, but I hope that they'll love my movie as much as we love them. Marinette: Meh, I'll be the judge of that. Tikki: You turned down an invitation to the premiere? Marinette: I'm a superhero, Tikki, not a star. It's my job to protect the city, not sit around at a movie premiere. Tikki: Well said, Marinette (Nadja Chamack appears on the tablet) Nadja: The premiere will be attended by many illustrious guests including the rockstar Jagged Stone, the famous fashion designer Gabriel Agreste, and his teen idol son who voiced Cat Noir, Adrien Agreste. Marinette: (gasps) Adrien?! Adrien's gonna be there? Oh no! Ladybug so should have said yes. Tikki: (giggles)

Tom: So we've got six hundred macarons plus eight hundred petit fours not to mention the Ladybug and Cat Noir tiered cakes. Sabine: We should have hired someone to help us serve all these guests at the premiere. Marinette: Do you mean the premiere for the Ladybug and Cat noir animated movie? Tom: Yes. Marinette: (gasps) Me, me, me! I can totally help you out with that. (drops plates in excitement) Tom: (catches plates) You mean, as a server? Marinette: Yes. I'll hand the macarons out to Adrien. I mean... (drops plates and knocks over fruit bowl before managing to balance the bowl on top of the plates with a banana and two oranges.) ...to everybody, of course. Not just Adrien 'cause Adrien's not the only one who likes macarons. Sabine: (teasingly) And the fact that Adrien is going to be there has nothing with it, of course. Marinette: Not a thing. Like, not in the slightest. I just want to help out my wonderful sweet parents who I love so much.(drops the balanced bowl and the fruit) (Tom and Sabine look at each other warily) Marinette: (dejectedly) You guys don't trust me. Then again, I'm such a klutz. Even I wouldn't trust me. (picks up oranges) Tom: Of course you're not a klutz, my darling. You're hired. We'll just— Marinette: (hugs Tom) Oh, thank you! You're the best parents in the world! (dances out of the room while singing, and crashes into something) Sabine: We'll just make twice the number of macarons. Just in case.

Marinette: This is going to be such an amazing night! I need something amazing to wear. And last, but definitely not least, the amazing macaron. (pulls out a macaron from her drawer) Ta Da! Tikki: Er, don't you think your father's 800 macarons will be plenty? Marinette: No, Tikki. Adrien deserves a special macaron to show him just how special he is. To me. Just picture it! He's expecting a regular macaron, but I give him this macaroon. He takes one bite and says... ''(Marinette imitates Adrien's voice) ...oh, Marinette. It's passionfruit, my favorite! How do you know me this well when I'm so secretive?'' So then I answer, it's because you're so special to me, Adrien. I feel like I've known you forever! So then he says to me— Tikki: Wait! Is this why you bake a single macaron every Sunday? Marinette: Who knows when the perfect opportunity is going to come up? And Adrien cannot have a stale macaron. Tikki: Of course not.

Nadja: Don't be bemused, it's just the news. Nadja Chamack coming to you live from the premiere we've all been waiting for: the brand new animated movie of the adventures of Cat Noir and Ladybug. The gorgeous Laura Nightingale, who sang all the songs in the movie, has just arrived! (Laura Nightingale walks up to the man who is letting people into the event) Doorman: Good evening, Laura! I'm your biggest fan. (Laura enters the theater) (Thomas Astruc walks up to the door whistling but is stopped by the doorman) Doorman: This is a private event, sir. Thomas: Huh? Excuse me? I'm Thomas Astruc, the movie director. (shows him his ID) Doorman: You filmed Cat Noir and Ladybug? What are they like in real life? Thomas: Er, it's an animated movie. It's all cartoon characters. We don't actually film anyone. See, there's this whole team that draw the chara— Doorman: Whatever. Who would want to see Ladybug and Cat Noir as cartoon characters? (Doorman waves Thomas into the event)

Tom: So put your thumbs here and look straight ahead. Marinette: Uh, shouldn't there be macarons on the tray? Sabine: Yes, yes. We'll put them on as soon as you're ready. Marinette: Dad, Mom! I am totally ready. Trust me, I'll be super-duper careful. (Tom and Sabine look at each other and sigh before swapping out the trays) Tom: (when Marinette walks off) Oh, our little girl's spreading her wings. (Marinette trips near where Jagged is talking to Thomas) Jagged: Ladybug is one of my best buds! I can't wait to see her movie! Thomas: Well I'm— I'm the director, so actually it's more my movie, so to speak. Jagged: Oh, so you're the one who created the story? Thomas: Well, technically the screen writers wrote the story, inspired by Ladybug's exploits. Jagged: Oh, ok. So you did all the drawings? Thomas: No, no. The animators do all the drawings. Jagged: So what do you do then? Thomas: Well I— (Marinette nearly falls but is caught by Jagged) Jagged: Woah. Hey Marinette! Now she can draw! She does it all herself. Just check out these groovy sunglasses here she made! Thomas: Well, that's impressive. Jagged: She even designed my album cover! Marinette: (giggles awkwardly) Er, thanks. Er, macarons? (Thomas goes to take a macaron but hands from offscreen take them before he gets a chance) (Marinette exchanges the empty tray for another) Tom: Phew. So far so good. Sabine: (gasps when she spots Adrien) Marinette (gasps) Sabine: Uh-oh. She's seen him. Marinette: (to herself while putting the special macaron on the tray) Adrien, you're so normal to me. No, special to me. Oh, I'll never get it right. (Adrien waves to Marinette. Marinette waves back, causing the platter to tip) Marinette: No! (The special macaron falls off the platter.) Marinette: No! (She runs after the macaron and goes near Chloé Bourgeois and Thomas Astruc) Chloé: (to Thomas) You! Go fetch me a chocolate macaron, but make sure it's dark chocolate, not milk chocolate. Got that? Thomas: But I'm not a waiter. I'm the movie director. Chloé: Oh, really? So you're the one responsible for this movie? Thomas: Yes, yes! Exactly! That's me! Chloé: Then you were the one who left Queen Bee out of the trailer. You're lame, utterly lame. (Marinette bumps into her) Chloé: And what were you thinking hiring Dupain-Cheng as a waitress? Thomas: I didn't hire her! (Marinette crawls away looking for the special macaron) Chloé: (to Marinette) Actually, it's a really good thing you're doing the serving, Dupain-Cheng, because that means while I'm watching the movie with Adrien, you'll be washing dishes! (laughs) Marinette: Excuse me. Sorry! Excuse me. Sorry! Excuse me. (crawls after the macaron while going near Adrien. Adrien goes to help her when Nathalie Sancoeur interrupts) Nathalie: Adrien, you're expected to welcome the Tsurugis. (Nathalie gestures to the door where Kagami Tsurugi and her mother are entering) Marinette: (catches her special macaron) Ah! (holds up the special macaron while Chloé walks beside her) Chloé and Marinette in unison: (when they spot Kagami) Oh no! Not her! Huh? Stop it! You're copying me! Quit it! No, you quit it! (Marinette sticks a macaron in Chloé's mouth) Marinette: Do you know her? Chloé: (spits out macaron) I don't just know her, I despise her.

Chloé: (walks into the room and pokes Kagami) What do you think you're doing sitting next to my Adrikins? (pokes again) That's my seat. (pokes again) Kagami: (glares at Chloé) Don't ever touch me again. Don't ever speak to me again. Don't ever look at me again. (Chloé looks startled and backs away from her)

Adrien: Kon ban wa Tsurugi san (Good evening Mrs. Tsurugi) (Adrien bows to the Tsurugis) Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu (Nice to meet you) (Mrs. Tsurugi and Kagami both bow back at Adrien) Mrs. Tsurugi: Gabriel-san. Per our discussion at our last meeting, I've brought these documents. Gabriel: Domo arigato, Tsurugi-san. (Thank you very much, Mrs. Tsurugi) Nathalie: Please follow me. (Nathalie exits with Mrs. Tsurugi, leaving Adrien with Kagami.) Adrien: I'm glad to see you again, Kagami! Kagami: Me too, Adrien. (Kagami spots Marinette and Chloé looking at her with crossed arms and intentionally takes Adrien's arm.) Chloé: (yells and tries to go after Kagami and Adrien while Marinette holds the back of her jacket, pulling her back.) Okay. We need a plan. Marinette: What do you mean a plan? Chloé: (Runs to a door and gets a seating plan) A plan! You know, a seat chart of the theater! (studies the seating plan) I don't believe this! Adrien and Kagami are going to be sitting next to each other while I'm two rows behind!? Utterly ridiculous! Marinette: Yeah, well, I don't even have a seat so— Chloé: If we get rid of Kagami before the movie starts, there'll be an extra seat for you. Marinette: We can't do that! Chloé: Remember what you said to me once, Marinette? All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing. (Marinette gasps) Well today, the evil is her and the good people are us! Marinette: I'm not too sure about this. Chloé: Fine! Keep on not being sure about it and tomorrow, Adrien and Kagami will be on a plane headed for Japan! Marinette: Adrien? Japan? There's no way! Chloé: You think? They're already going to the movies together, their parents are signing papers together. (camera zooms in on Mrs. Tsurugi in the background, stamping a document with her signature) Marinette: (imagines Adrien and Kagami on a plane and dancing with kimonos on) We can't let her do that!

Tikki: Marinette! Surely you're not gonna team up with Chloé?! Marinette: I'm just stopping Kagami from kidnapping Adrien and taking him off to Japan. He's too nice to see what she's really up to! (Tikki looks at her judgingly and sighs)

Adrien: Well I'm more of a dog person... (camera zooms further out to show Chloé and Marinette) Chloé: Alright. (she looks at what Marinette has gathered) Garbage bag, ladle and what? (she holds up a spool of string) I asked you to get some rope! Marinette: All I could find was this cooking string. You know, for tying up roasts. Chloé: Do I look like someone who knows anything about cooking roasts? (she grabs Marinette's arm and starts pulling her along) Marinette: Hey, wait! (Chloé finds a plate of macarons and pours them into the garbage bag. She ties up the bag and begins smashing it with the ladle.) Marinette: Chloé! We can't do this! Chloé: Listen, Marinette! If we don't sacrifice a few macarons now Adrien is going to be eating sushi for the rest of his life! (Chloé blows a bubble with her gum before spitting the gum into the ladle.) Chloé: You better not screw this up, Dupain-Cheng. Marinette: (picks up the gum warily) I'm doing this for you, Adrien.

(children come running onscreen yelling Ladybug and bowl Thomas over) Thomas: Woah! Children: Ladybug! Where's Ladybug? Thomas: Hey, kids! Teacher: Ladybug isn't here children. We came here to meet the director of the movie. Children: Aw. (Thomas looks disappointed)

Chloé: (to Jagged) Hold this for me. (Marinette is being helped up by Adrien) Marinette: Thank you, Adrien! (The gum sits on the ground next to Kagami's foot) (Marinette takes the special macaron out of her pocket.) Marinette: Here, Adrien. This is uh your favorite flavored macaron. Er, of course I'm just guessing. I mean, how would I know, right? (nervous giggle) But people do sometimes prefer some things to other things so... Here! Adrien: Uh, Thanks Marinette! (Marinette smiles at Adrien briefly before Chloé whisks her away) Chloé: What were you doing with that macaron? That was not part of the plan! Adrien: Kagami is something wrong? (Chloé and Marinette peek over a counter to see what Adrien is talking about. Kagami is holding up her shoe with gum on it.) Kagami: These shoes belonged to my grandmother. Chloé: Hah! This is a part of the plan. (Adrien puts down the special macaron and goes to get a chair) Adrien: Sit down. I'll help you. (Kagami and Adrien spot the crushed macarons that Chloé had put on the seat) Chloé: Phase two, Dupain-Cheng. (Chloé crawls across the floor and pulls out the spool of string and Marinette grabs a poster of Jagged Stone. Adrien looks all over the event for another chair but all the chairs have crushed macarons on them.) Marinette: Can you please autograph this for me, Jagged? (Marinette holds up the poster of Jagged Stone) (Jagged gets a pen out and puts the cake on a chair. Adrien finally finds a chair that doesn't have macarons on it. Just before Kagami sits down Chloe pulls the string which is attached to the cake chair. The video goes into slow motion as Kagami goes to sit down.) Mrs. Tsurugi: Kagami! (Kagami straightens up and doesn't sit on the cake) (Adrien helps Kagami hop towards Mrs. Tsurugi as the children and Thomas go near the cake chair) Child: But if you didn't make the story or the drawings then you didn't do anything. (Thomas sits down and sighs. He spots the special macaron on the table where Adrien left it. He takes it out and eats it. His face becomes worried as red boils pop up all over it.) Thomas: What's happening? Children: Eww (Thomas takes out his phone and looks at himself in the camera before sniffing the macaron packet.) Thomas: This macaron contains almonds! (He runs over to Tom and Sabine) I specifically told you that I'm allergic to almonds! Tom: We were so careful about that. All the macarons are made from coconut. Marinette: Uh, oh. All but one! (The children laugh at Thomas) Thomas: What? What in the- Who put this cake on this seat!? (The children run away from the angry Thomas) Marinette: I should have known! How could one of Chloé's plans end in anything but disaster? Thomas: I spent three years of my life working day in, day out for this! What was meant to be my night is ruined! (Thomas looks sadly at the floor.) Sabine: I'll take those, Tom. (everyone else resumes their conversations) Thomas: Oh, nobody could care less about me. (Thomas walks dejectedly out of the event)

(The window opens and the butterflies take flight) Hawk Moth: Ah! The behind-the-scenes creator who never gets any of the credit. The perfect type of injustice for my akumas. (a butterfly lands in his open hand and is filled with energy before taking flight) Fly away, creature of the dark and evilize his broken heart! (The akuma flies out the window and out over Paris)

Hawk Moth: Animaestro. You're going to show everyone who you really are with a power as limitless as your imagination. All I ask in return are Cat Noir and Ladybug's miraculous. Thomas: I want them all to see what a director is capable of! (he transforms into Animaestro)

Mrs. Tsurugi: Now I understand why Kagami speaks so much about you. Your father has raised you to be a refined young man! (Adrien looks slightly shocked at this comment but smiles when he realizes that she meant no wrong) (The background changes to pale pink as Adrien puts Kagami's shoe on.) Marinette: The plan is a total disaster! Adrien and Kagami are even closer now than they were before. Chloé: You ruined EVERYTHING, Dupain-Cheng. What was it with that macaron, anyway? Marinette: Er. It was a special passionfruit macaron. Chloé: But that's the favorite of... No. Don't tell me that! (laughs and points finger at Marinette) You've got a crush on ADRIEN! (laughs and wipes eyes) That is ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous. You're a nobody in his eyes and you'll always be a nobody. Watch, I'll prove it. (Chloé walks over to Adrien) Chloé: Adrikins! Doorman: Who are you? You can't come- wah! (The Doorman is thrown from the door and Animaestro is there instead) Animaestro: So you really think a director does nothing? Let me show you exactly what I'm capable of. Chloé: Come on! Get a grip! Hey, Adrikins. You'll never guess- (Civilians start screaming and running away) Animaestro: Oh, come on! Don't leave! The show's just getting started! (Animaestro transforms into a large green cartoon dinosaur in a puff of pink smoke) Animaestro: Roar! (spits a lasers out of his mouth that hit buildings) Marinette: I promise I'll never take Chloé's advice again! [Transformation Sequence] Marinette: Tikki, spots on! Yeah! (Marinette transforms into Ladybug) Cat Noir: We'd have come to your movie premiere if we'd have known how upset you were gonna get. Animaestro: Cat Noir and Ladybug. Ladybug: What's with that trailer too? I am not scared of cats, at all. Animaestro: You haven't even seen the movie and you're already slamming it? Cat Noir: He does have a point you know. (Animaestro spits a laser at them and they jump out of the way) Ladybug: I wasn't slamming it. It's called constructive criticism! (Ladybug throws her yoyo and it wraps around Animaestro. Civilians cheer at the potential defeat of Animaestro) Cat Noir: Nice work, m'lady. Animaestro: So it's always about you, isn't it? From now on, everybody will be looking at me! (Animaestro transforms into a cartoon robot) Let's see how much you enjoy the true power of animation. (Animaestro shoots a laser out of the crescent moon on his head. Cat Noir throws himself and Ladybug out of the way. Animaestro transforms into a cartoon dog) Animaestro: I am the only true hero. Cat Noir: Stay behind me M'lady (Cat Noir runs towards Animaestro who throws a cartoon hole on the ground. Cat noir falls into the hole and is pulled out by Ladybug's yoyo.) Ladybug: Are you okay Cat Noir? Cat Noir: Watch out! (Large red boxing gloves come flying towards them and they jump out of the way.) How do you beat a 2D character? Ladybug: The only thing that doesn't change when he transforms is his mask. Cat Noir: The akuma must be in it. (Animaestro transforms into a cartoon version of Majestia) Animaestro: Fear the power of cartoons! Ladybug: How about you fear the power of the Lucky Charm (Lucky Charm gives Ladybug a Camera) a camera? Cat Noir: Of course! Who better to make a movie about Cat Noir and Ladybug, than Ladybug and Cat Noir! Animaestro: YEAH! (Animaestro shoots a laser out of his eyes which opens a hole below the heroes. Ladybug and Cat noir fall through the hole into the subway below.) Cat Noir: He really doesn't take kindly to competition. Hawk Moth (through mask): Take their Miraculous! They're at your mercy! (Animaestro transforms into a cartoon ninja adn does a series of hand movements before summoning pink smoke that fills the subway. Cat Noir and Ladybug start to cough.) Cat Noir: I can't see anything. (Animaestro transforms into his original form.) Ladybug: Protect your Miraculous. He could be anywhere! (covers earrings and closes eyes) (Animaestro starts to run towards them but stops when cat Noir closes his eyes. Cat Noir opens his eyes a little and sees Animaestro coming towards them.) Cat Noir: Move! (Pushes Ladybug out of the way.) (Ladybug and Cat Noir are consumed by smoke again and close their eyes. A civilian looks into the hole) Civilian: Is everything ok down there? (Ladybug and Cat Noir try to throw their staff and yoyo at Animaestro but he transforms into a bird and flies out of the hole as the smoke clears. When retrieving his staff Cat Noir drops the staff on his head.) Cat Noir: He's gone. Why didn't he attack us while we were blinded Ladybug: I don't know it doesn't make any sense. Something must have happened that we didn't see which explains our lucky charm with a camera Ladybug: (on the screen) Protect your Miraculous. He could be anywhere! (Animaestro starts running towards them but suddenly stops) Cat Noir: Did you just pause the image? Ladybug: No did you see him freeze? Cat Noir: No I had my eyes closed because of the smoke. Ladybug: Me too. Cat Noir: Okay so that's why he didn't take our miraculous. Ladybug: Nobody's watching him, Cat Noir: He stops moving! Ladybug: Just like a movie if nobody watches it it's as if it didn't exist! Cat Noir: Now we know how to defeat him. (They both exit the hole) (Animaestro has transformed into a unicorn that spits out rainbows at buildings. The rainbows are destroying well known places such as the Louvre.) Civilian: Woah. This is the craziest show I've ever seen. (starts recording on his phone) Cat Noir: Uh oh. It won't be easy getting people to stop watching him now. Looks like this show is a sellout! Ladybug: (Earrings beep) Time for the end credits Cat Noir. (Ladybug and Cat Noir jump towards some civilians watching the villain.) Close your eyes! Everybody stop watching him. Cat Noir: Just because it's colourful and shiny doesn't mean it's not extremely dangerous. (The civilians close their eyes) Ladybug: TV! Of course! Cat Noir keep him busy. Cat Noir: So... You jealous of our success huh? Animaestro: You can play the smart alec cat but once I have your Miraculous everyone will forget about you soon enough. (Animaestro transforms into a character that resembles the main character from Dragon Ball Z. It starts shooting lasers at Cat Noir who dodges them.) Ladybug: (In front of TV camera.) You. (knocks on camera lens) yes you who are watching from the other side of the screen. Close your eyes, do not look at Animaestro turn off your screen. Come on we need each and every one of you. It's the only way to stop him. Animaestro: Ha! you can tell everyone to close their eyes and switch off their TVs but there will always be at least one person watching me.

(Watching the live coverage on his tablet) Hawk Moth: I wouldn't miss this show for anything.

Ladybug: I'm sorry Nadja, but this time there will be no live coverage. (smashes TV camera with yoyo) (People look confused at their blank screens)

Hawk Moth: What? No! (Throws tablet on the floor) (talks through mask) Animaestro. Hurry up and bring me their Miraculous.

(Animaestro turns into an anime style girl who summons an explosion sending Ladybug flying.) Ladybug: Wah!

(Hawk Moth runs out of his secret elevator and sees the live footage on his computer is off too. He detransforms and runs outside.)

(Cat Noir joins Ladybug) Cat Noir: Cataclysm Animaestro: Everybody must watch ANIMATION! (Fires an explosion at Ladybug and Cat Noir) Cat Noir: Funny cause I think we're the last ones. Ladybug: And once we close our eyes. Its time for the end credits Animaestro! Animaestro: No! (transforms back into original form)

(Gabriel Agreste is driving towards the action when there's a traffic jam and he leaves his car.) Gabriel: No. No!

(Animaestro runs towards Ladybug and Cat Noir.) Ladybug: Shut your eyes tight Cat Noir. Cat Noir: You know I trust you blindly. (Ladybug and Cat Noir close their eyes at the same time stopping Animaestro just before he reaches them. Cat Noir reaches up and touches his mask with his cataclysm causing it to fall to the ground and the akuma to fly out.) Ladybug: (Opens her eyes) No more evildoing for you, little akuma! Time to de-evilize! (she captures the akuma in her yo-yo) Gotcha! (she presses the button at the top of her yo-yo and releases the purified akuma) Bye-bye, little butterfly. (she throws the camera in the air) Miraculous Ladybug! (grabs the ID as Animaestro is consumed by energy and turned back into Thomas) Thomas: Huh? What am I doing here? Cat Noir and Ladybug? Ladybug: (Hands over ID) In the flesh. Cat Noir: You're about to transform back m'lady Ladybug: Bug out! (Gabriel is seen around the corner from where Cat Noir and Animaestro are.) Gabriel: Ladybug, Cat Noir. Enjoy your apparent victory because as in all the best tragedies. Triumph always comes before failure.

Marinette: Chloé! Please don't tell Adrien I have a crush on him! Chloé: (takes a macaron) In this world, there are those who work and those who shine forever there will be this division between us Dupain-Cheng (pokes marinette on the nose) and that's why you and I will never be a team. I'm not going to tell him. You're not worth the extra attention. (eats macaron) Thomas: (after seeing the conversation) You know what. Take my seat and enjoy the movie. I've seen it ten times or more. What matters the most for the movie is to be seen by people who really want to see it right? Marinette: I-I but.. Thomas: Sorry I guess you don't know who I am either Marinette: Of course do. You're Thomas Astruc the movie director (hugs him) Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! Thomas: She recognised me. Somebody actually recognised me (wipes away tears) This is the best day of my life (eats a macaron)

(Marinette is sitting in her seat. Camera pans to show Adrien sitting next to her.) Adrien: Awesome you could get in Marinette and I'm really sorry I didn't get to taste your macaron it looked delicious. Marinette: It's no biggie there will be tons of other macarons I mean occasions (Movie starts and they both sit back to enjoy as the end card shows)