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When I was a child, my father was always traveling. He didn't care about any of

my interests.

He decided them all for me. Piano, Chinese lessons, fencing.

I'm listening, Adrian.

You can tell me anything you want.

I wasn't allowed to go to school. I wasn't allowed to have any friends.

And when I was finally allowed to go to school, he didn't want me to be in love

with Marinette. The only time he actually listened to me was when I told

him I no longer wanted to be a model. The truth is, he only pretended to agree

before digitizing me in order to keep using my image.

Without any concern for my feelings. And now everyone says that he saved Paris.

That he sacrificed himself to help Ladybug defeat the supervillain Monarch.

Except I cannot believe that he suddenly became this good man.

And a hero like that.

Imagine a jigsaw puzzle depicting your father. If I understand correctly, it's

like you can't assemble all the pieces.

Maybe because you're missing some?

Once you have all the pieces, you'll be able to put together a picture of your

father that will make sense to you.

Yeah, perhaps.

In the daytime, I'm Marinette. Just a normal girl with a normal life.

But there's something about me that no one knows yet. I've got a secret.

a sec. You want to make a documentary about your father, but why?

Because it's awesome, duh.

It's going to help Adrian figure out how the man who wouldn't let his son

celebrate his own B-Day with anyone could also be the surprise hero of St.

Paris. Because that's weird, right?

Uh, yeah, it's weird.

Get over here, dude.

In Search of the Real Gabriel, a documentary by Adrian Agreste and Nina

LaHeath. Coming soon.

And, you see, Marinette, I want to make the documentary because I'd like to be

able to finally see my father the same way other people did. Those who knew him

and say that he was kind and altruistic, that he was a hero.

Yeah, you just gotta find those people if they exist.

I mean, of course they exist somewhere.

We could ask Natalie to start. She's known my father for a long time, even

before I was born.

Of course.

Natalie is exactly the kind of person who'd think your father was kind,

altruistic, and heroic.

I'll go tell her and be her stylist. You've got to look the part when you're

being featured in a documentary.

Good idea. Thank you, Marinette.

This is a disaster, Natalie.

Adrian's going to ask you to say positive stuff about his father and

you'll have nothing to say.

Calm down, Marinette. What are you going to do? He was a horrible person. You

can't tell him the truth and be all like, well, Adrian, your father couldn't

stand to lose your mother. So like in a fairy tale, he kept her suspended in a

glass case while he looked for a magic spell to bring her back to life. And do

you want to know what your perfect father did next?

Hey, what if I used my miraculous to become supervillain monarch and

terrorize Paris?

Also, he could seize the magic jewel for the black cat and the ladybug and make a

wish to bring his wife back to life.

Such a kind and doting daddykins.

You see, Adrian, one could have thought that being defeated over and over again

by Ladybug and Cat Noir would have made your father see reason. But no!

He became even more obsessed and akumatized the entire world with help

from his evil accomplice, Mr.

Rugi. And when Ladybug managed to defeat him once more, do you think he thought,

I'll be... Thanks considered. I'd rather live a quiet life and take care of you,

my son.

He stole the miraculous from Ladybug and actually made his wish. He wished to

make off with his wife and left us behind with all his secrets.

Okay, Marinette. Adrian couldn't handle to know the truth. So be a dear and make

sure that he never finds out that I was the big baddie and that he only

remembers me as the best great dad ever.

Lucky for him, Marinette is Ladybug. So she figured everything out and came up

with a massive lie that Gabriel sacrificed himself in order to defeat

Monarch when that's not the truth at all.

And his pancakes were bland, too. You're right. We're not going to say any of

that. But if you don't say something, he'll go and ask other people. And if he

asks other people, someone might say something that'll lead him to figure out

that we lied to him.

Marinette, I know it's hard to imagine, but there has been a good version of

Gabriel Agreste. I can tell him about that Gabriel. Maybe it'll be enough to

appease Adrian.

When your father met your mother, they fell madly in love.

Their deepest wish was to have a child.

So when you came along, their happiness was complete.

For several months it was...

Pure bliss.

But sometime later, your mother started feeling tired. Her heart grew weak. Your

parents saw the best doctors, but none could find an explanation for her

ailment or a solution to cure her.

Gabriel, however, wasn't one to submit passively to his fate. He asked me to

travel the world with him in search of a remedy of any kind. Each travel was a

heartbreak to him. For long periods of time, he was leaving behind his wife and

son, the two people he loved more than anything in the world. But he was

willing to do anything in order to reclaim the happiness of those early

days. Except all that was for nothing.

Mom left us anyway. My father became icy, and I grew up alone in solitude.

Your father may not have made all the right decisions, but one thing is for

sure, he was ready to do anything out of love.

Well, there you go. A great documentary that's allowed you to discover another

facet of your father, and a super positive one too, right?

Anyway, what should we do now? Let's do something nice.

I think I'd like to speak to Miss Rookie.

That's not exactly what I meant by something nice.

Natalie's words about my father made me feel better.

Mr. Oogie also knew him. They worked together. She can tell me more about his

good side. Of course. Awesome.

Yes! Great idea!

Shall we go now?

Okay, but first, we gotta recharge our batteries. I don't know about you, but

that interview's worn me out. You know what? I'm gonna go get us some ice

cream. I'll meet you guys at Mr. Oogie's, okay?

Adrian Agreste and his friends are coming to you with questions about

Gabriel's past.

And how do you, Ladybug, know this?

In search of the real Gabriel. A documentary by Adrian Agreste and Nino

Lahive. Coming soon.

You know what you have to do?

I don't appreciate being told what to say.

Maybe. But if you tell him that Gabriel was Monarch, Adrian will figure out that

you were his accomplice.

You're an accomplice, too.

No. I only hid the truth about Gabriel Agreste so that your daughter Kagami

wouldn't grow up with an incarcerated mother.

Don't worry, Ladybug. I can be convincing.

And that's why Monarch... Who wants ice cream?

Cut! Sorry, my bad.

Thanks, Marinette. Ice cream? I'm lactose intolerant. Sorry, sorry.

Don't mind me.

All right, let's do this again. Action in three, two... Oops, I'm done.

I'm not even here.

Except you are here, Marinette.

Three, two, one.

Action! As I was saying.

Gabriel and I were being shamelessly blackmailed by Monarch. My father never

mentioned this. Why didn't you report this to the police or warn Ladybug and

Cat Noir? Because Monarch threatened to go after our children if we told anyone.

Your father really was a hero, wasn't he? I mean, I feel like he was, am I

right, Mr. Ruggie?

Yeah. Cut! Amazing! I think we can go. Actually, I think I'd like to interview

more people.

More people? But no!

That's more people.

We've interviewed everyone who knew your father well.

No, there's also my mother's sister, Amelie.

Huh? Lady Amelie?

Duchess of West, what's her name? But she lives in London.

Turns out she's in Paris right now. She's looking for a new place to move

into. Okay, then. But first, I have to go and thank the ice cream man. I mean,

he really outdid himself today. Phew!

You're lucky the other client who had his eye on the apartment was a no-show.

Please sign here, milady.

With delight.

This apartment will be perfect for me and my little prince.

It'll be perfect for me, too.

Ah, Mr. Lopez, you came after all. I'm afraid this changes things.

Of course not. It doesn't change anything. I was here first.

Yes, but I'm here now.

But this is unfair. You were late.

Certainly, but now we have to decide between the two of you. Let's see.

Do either of you own a pet?

Uh... No, but I'm thinking of getting a cat to keep me company when my son is

all grown. Well, I hate pets.

Then it's settled.

Sorry, but pets are not allowed in the building. The apartment is yours, Mr.

Lopez.

Wonderful.

Good luck with your apartment hunting. Wait, I...

Marinette? The answer is

no, dear Marinette. A real lady never lies. It's a matter of... of principle.

I'm not asking you to lie, Lady Amelie, only to focus on the good things you

knew about Gabriel, and not to mention the negative ones, even though... Even

though he was a horrible man who destroyed my darling sister's life?

Look, it'd really be helping Adrian to have a better image of his father.

Just because you lie doesn't mean the truth ceases to exist.

Please, please.

Adrian really needs this right now.

Natalie told me that Dad would do anything out of love.

Miss Ruby told me how heroic he was. But you, Auntie, you knew him at the start,

when Mom first fell in love with Dad. What do you remember about him? Like,

for example, any qualities?

Qualities?

Oh, um, qualities.

Right. Uh, I can't think of any. Any that would accurately sum up his

character.

Indeed.

One could say that he was, uh, stubborn as a mule.

Stubborn? Of course! Lady Amelie means that he refused to give up and he was

ready to do anything.

So ready to do anything that he was ready to abandon you. Abandon you some

of the time.

Right, Lady Amelie?

You could put it that way, yes.

Was there something remarkable about him?

You mean like the fact that he was incredibly harsh?

On himself?

Or that he couldn't be trusted? To keep quiet when it came to condemning

injustice. Or that the only thing that mattered to him was his own family?

Yes, right.

What Marinette said.

Well, we... won't take up any more of your time. Thank you. Besides, Nino's

camera battery is dead.

No, it's not.

Yes, it is. And we've already got more than enough to make a beautiful

documentary on the many qualities of Gabriel Agrest.

So... Thanks, Auntie.

Thank you for your time, Lady Amelie.

And now, up to the editing room we go.

You know what they say. Edit the movie while it's hot.

Wait, Marinette. There's still one person left. The only one who can tell

us about my father's final heroic deed. Come on, not Ladybug.

Why not?

I mean, well, because Ladybug's super busy. Besides, do you even have her

number? How are you supposed to get in touch with her?

You're right.

You two seem to be forgetting that I'm part of her team.

I can contact Ladybug if you want. You'd do that?

Of course, dude. Thanks, Nino.

Yeah, thanks a lot.

But... You have a dog?

That's right.

So you lied.

Yep, but now I have a plat.

Come on, Rex. Say goodbye to the little lady.

I don't believe this.

Hello, dear Lady Amelie. I sense the strong feeling of dejection come over

you. I'm so tired of this cruel, unfair world where lying and selfishness are

rewarded. Where villains pass for heroes. I understand only too well.

It feels pointless to behave well when you're surrounded by unscrupulous

people. And the worst thing is that there is nothing you can do about it. It

will never change.

You... you think so?

I do.

Unfortunately, that's the way the world works. So you can either let people ruin

your life, or you ruin theirs. I can give you that power, only if you agree.

If nothing else can be done... What should I call you?

Lady Chaos.

Okay, let's hope Ladybug has a few minutes to spare.

Yep, yep.

Fingers crossed.

Don't worry, dude.

Ladybug's the most helpful person I know.

Wait.

Chill on.

You've reached Ladybug's voicemail. Please leave a message. Hey, Ladybug. I

know this is kind of unusual, but my best bud, Agent Aggress, would love to

ask you a few questions about his father. If you got a sec, we're at his

place.

And now we wait. Well, while we wait for Ladybug, I'm going to go deal with the

pipes in your bathroom.

I noticed earlier that the sinks are kind of clogged.

You don't need to lock yourself in there just to deal with the sink, you know,

Marinette. Besides, I could give you a hand. No, no, no, no, no need. I just

don't like being watched when I'm fixing the...

It's simple. Adrian can't grasp the idea that Gabriel, the mean father he knew,

and Gabriel, the hero, are the same person. And I get it, because it was a

total surprise to us all, right? So all you have to do is tell him stuff that'll

help him believe it and feel better about it all. But I don't know what

happened exactly. You were there.

That doesn't matter. Just come up with something nice, that's all.

What? You want me to lie? Are you out of your mind?

I'm begging you, please, please, please, please, just one teensy tiny story to

make my boyfriend finally happy so your BFF is also happy. Besides, you won't be

lying, your ladybug illusion will be.

Come on.

Why can't I make an illusion of Marinette instead and you go as ladybug

yourself? If you want to feed him fibs, don't you think you should be the one

taking responsibility?

No, what if he feels so moved that at some point he tries to kiss the

Marinette illusion?

It'll all go up in smoke and my secret identity along with it. No, no, no, no.

It has to be an illusion of Ladybug.

Ugh, girl.

Besides, Ladybug was unconscious when Gabriel Agreth defeated Monarch anyway,

so I don't know the whole story either.

Fine, I'll make your illusion. Just give me some time to get there.

Are you okay, Marinette? Yep, I'm great, and your pipes are all clear.

So, what about Ladybug? Any news?

I'm sure she'll show up. Don't worry. Oh, I'm not worried.

Not one bit.

The flat is yours. Enjoy.

You were a real estate agent, but from now on you will be my agent of chaos!

We're going to be so happy here.

Shoo! Get out of here!

But this is our new home. We signed the lease.

There! No more lease!

But that can't be possible.

Oh, but anything is possible because everything is chaos!

Yeah, that's the thing I love about you.

Okay, here we go.

Ladybug, thank you for coming. No problem, Adrian. Only, um, I'm on

patrol, so I don't have much time.

Rolling. Go ahead, dude.

Ladybug, you're the only person who witnessed my father's final moments.

You told me that he sacrificed himself, but you never told me how he was heroic

in his act. I mean, I just can't picture it.

I understand.

Look, the moment when your father faced Monarch before he passed is still a blur

to me, too.

I was badly injured.

But before I passed out, your father spoke to me.

And? What did he say?

He told me that he hoped you could forgive him one day for being such a

harsh father. That everything he did, he did to protect you.

He said that he loved you.

Welcome to my chaos!

Pop, something's wrong. I have to go. Thank you for everything, Ladybug. Yeah,

thanks a bunch.

Oh, right. Uh, Nino. I'm gonna need care, pace, and health. You got it.

Reality.

Wave shell on!

I'll see you two later.

Yes, Mom? Okay, sure. I understand. I'll be right there. My mom's worried. She

wants me to come home.

Be careful, Marinette.

Ladybug's on the case. I'll be okay.

Are you going to be okay, too? I feel better, yes. Don't worry about me. I'll

take this time to finish editing.

Adrian seems to be feeling much better thanks to the things you asked people to

tell him. I'm not sure I did the right thing, but sometimes you're willing to

do anything for the people you love, and other times you have to confront people

who will do anything to destroy Paris.

Tiki!

How did that go? You were great. Adrian feels a lot better about his father

thanks to you. Nah, girl. I mean the way I got Nino out of your hair. Oh, that

was great, too. Nice job.

Because the lying to Adrian thing wasn't cool in my book. I promise you'll never

make me do that again. I'm really sorry, Alia, about everything.

Hey, we're good, girl.

Come on. We got a lot on our plate.

Yet it will have to wait.

Plagg, plot out!

Chaos! I command you to stop in the name of the law!

You were a police officer. From now on, you'll be my agent of chaos!

My shield protects us from the Chaos Zone. Can you show us what's going on

inside?

You tried to ruin my life. Well, now you'll be ruining people's lives for me.

Maybe the Ultracoon was in her weapon. Yeah, but if we enter her Chaos Zone to

get to her, she'll instantly turn us into her agent.

I've seen enough. Carapace, get out of there.

Come with me.

On shield!

I think we need a little boost.

Lucky charm!

Hanawar, give me your belt. Carapace, I need to borrow your camera.

Let's try to see more clearly into all that chaos and restore a little order.

Who dares

to disrupt my chaos?

Miraculous, you're up.

What is that? Back off! Get away!

No!

Vanny! I'm still!

What happened to me?

No more evil doing for you, Ultracuma.

Time to see evil eyes!

Gotcha!

Bye-bye, little butterfly.

I... I think I let my emotions get the best of me.

When you have certain principles, it can be so hard to put up with evil people or

liars. Especially liars, am I right? Yes, well...

I know it's hard, but this magical charm will help you remember that we

absolutely need people like you who stick to the principle.

Found it!

He told me that he hoped you could forgive him one day for being such a

harsh father.

That everything he did, he did it to protect you. He said that he loved you.

For the first time, I feel like I actually know my father. Do you feel

that way too? I mean, he wasn't kind to you either.

Yeah, yeah.

I feel exactly the same as you, of course.

Thank you for your company on this journey, Marinette.

Well, of course. I'm glad this is over. I mean, I'm glad you have closure.

Actually, can I ask one more favor? I only have portraits of my father where

he looks stern and uncaring.

Would you mind making a drawing of him for me? One that actually looks like

him, now that we both know him better?

Sure, if it makes you happy.

Thank you, Marinette.

Everything's back to normal, Marinette.

Adrian has made peace with his memory of his father. You two can live an

incredible love story now.

Right. An incredible love story.

It's perfect.

I'm so glad we're moving back to Paris soon. And more importantly, living so

close to Adrian. I've missed my cousin.

Yes, it's the right time.

Even though Ladybug decided to lie in order to keep your fiancé's mother out

of prison, the truth always comes out. And when it does, your cousin will need

his family's support.