Sabrina has given 'Aiden' the information about what Chloe and Cerise are planning to do next in school. Ruining career forms, framing Marinette to get expelled for something she didn't commit, blackmailing Felix if he doesn't agree to like Cerise, and the upcoming masquerade dance.

"Thank you, Sabrina. This plan to expose them must work" Adrien said.

"We just need more time. We can't rush the moment, Aiden. As long as we have every proof and evidence I find, then I'll let you know when the time comes. Or let nature expose them" Sabrina said.

"Very well then" Adrien agreed, "I just hope this doesn't give those two time to make Marinette finally snap"

"Everyone has been going around saying you were fearless to stand up against Chloe," Sabrina said.

"Great, looks like I sparked hope for them" Adrien smirked.

"For now, because Cerise can try to make a lie about you," Sabrina said.

"Yes, but now I have someone to talk sense into" Adrien sees Kim nearby, knowing what Chloe made him do to Marinette.

He made his stare hypnotic to get him to look into his eyes to fall into a trance. Kim just stood there as Adrien did his part.

"Tell me everything you did to an innocent girl named Marinette Dupain Cheng" He demanded.

"Chloe told me an idea of a prank to Marinette by placing spiders inside a box and on the diving board at the pool, I pretended to have a gift for her and when it was opened, spiders spread over her and she fell into the pool while Chloe recorded" Kim confessed.

Adrien gasped at the story was so cruel, humiliating, and heartbreaking for what Marinette went through. He doesn't sense evil in Kim but he doesn't realize that his childish behavior makes him not see the cruelty in his pranks do more harm than humor. He clenched his fist at how sadistic Chloe was.

He snapped his fingers to release the trance, "I know what you did to Marinette Dupain Cheng, Kim. Pranks don't always mean practical humor. It can hurt feelings, it can cause trauma, and it can cause extreme anxiety"

"It did?" Kim was confused about what just happened.

"Yes. It's because of you and Chloe she is what she is today. You were nothing but Chloe's puppet for that prank!" Adrien glares at him.

"You can't always follow every single piece of advice from someone without thinking what it can do in real life. It's like gossip and rumors everyone spreads just to get everyone to hear what they wanna hear and it only causes corruption after another" Adrien said.

Kim then realized Adrien was right and felt responsible for making Marinette the way she was.

"Think about what you did because you and Chloe are the reason for letting Marinette go through so much pain to never get close to anyone," Adrien said before leaving.

He then saw Marinette by her locker, stuffing her books in, "Hey, uh, I learned from Kim about what he did to you. He doesn't seem like a bad guy but very childish to understand what he did wrong. If he thinks about his actions, maybe you can forgive him and perhaps....talk about it. Talking really helps to cope with stress" Adrien said.

"I'm not sure I can even face him after what he did" Marinette replied.

"I get it. You still need more time to heal" Adrien said.

"Yes," Marinette replied in a low tone.

"At least you're opening up a bit towards people after Claw frightened Chloe," Adrien said.

"Yeah, just a little" Marinette closed her locker, "The problem is Chloe. Everywhere I go in Paris, I feel trapped in my own miserable state"

"Her regime won't last for long," Adrien said confidently.

"And how would you know? No one here can predict the future" Marinette said.

"Perhaps not, but I got a wild card up my sleeve," Adrien said.

"You really don't give up on getting your ass kicked by her, do you?" Marinette said before heading to the cafeteria.

"Not one bit" Adrien goes to the cafeteria as well, going to Felix's table.

"Well, Aiden, you really wanna bite Kim's ass for hurting Marinette," Felix said.

"No, I just spoke to him severely and told him that Chloe was merely using him," Adrien said.

"Mmhmm. You could've bitten his ass to teach him a lesson" Felix said, still mad at Kim for what he did to Marinette.

"I kind of told him to think through what he did, caused more harm than fun," Adrien said.

"He better come to his senses to realize what a jerk he was to her," Felix said.

"His aura has no evilness. Just his dumb childish behavior" Adrien explained.

"Yep. Once he even used dry ice in the chemistry class" Felix said.

"That smoke stuff that isn't like fire but it feels colder like ice?" Adrien described.

"Exactly," Felix said.

"It didn't exist in my time. So far, I've seen how everyone walks around with those screen phones as in they are tranced" Adrien said.

"It helps their lives," Felix said.

"Okay then," Adrien said, looking over his shoulders to make sure that Chloe wasn't nearby.

"You care too much," Felix said.

"Mmmhmm?" Adrien shrugs.

"You do. You always like to kick ass or save everyone's ass" Felix said.

"I guess it's just in my nature," Adrien said.

"Yes. Clearly" Felix replied.

"Agh!" Adrien moved his hand away from the sunlight shining through the window, "Give me that....lotion thing"

Felix handed the sunscreen over, having disguised it as a skin cream.

"Much better" Adrien applied it on his face and hands.

"Anyways, lunch is over and since you don't have scheduled class, you need to lurk around," Felix said before heading to his next class.

"Of course" Adrien heads out.

He hears everyone talking about Ladybug and Claw Noir like a cute couple and a shipping name LadyClaw.

"Like that's ever going to happen" He just rolls his eyes.

If everyone is gonna go fan crazy about Claw Noir, then it's time he stepped into school for Paris to know more about him. So Adrien went into the boiler room, making sure no one saw him.

"You are totally gonna look like a fool," Plagg said.

"No, to let everyone see up close. Plagg, claws out" He transformed.

As the students were chatting about Ladybug and Claw Noir, they suddenly heard a loud meowing.

"It's Claw Noir!" Alya looks up.

"So freaky fabulous," Juleka said.

"Puuuuuuuurrrrrrrrr" The feline purred with a smirk to show his wild badass style.

"Wow, like a goth version of the famous Paw Noir" Nino said.

"So, do I look, feel, completely, and totally real?" Claw Noir spins his staff in his hand.

"I feel like you came out of the shadows to life," Juleka said before fainting out of excitement.

"The dark knight of Paris," Felix said.

Everyone was capturing him in photos and recordings to post on social media for the world to see.

Alya then tries her reporter act, "So Claw Noir, What brought you to Paris?"

"Hmm....let's say Paris is my favorite place of love. This kitty loves to hunt mice. Especially from this so-called drama queen over there who likes to walk all over everyone like doormats" He gestures to Chloe who feels jealous that everyone is paying less attention to her.

"What did you call me?!" Chloe asked furiously.

"Oh, are you deaf? I'm sure everyone heard what I said and they don't have to repeat it for you. I see what they see in you. A spoiled brat" Claw Noir cackled.

He approached her menacingly, hoping everyone could see how much of a badass he was when it came to bad people messing with him, "I don't like spoiled brats like you think having the power to treat people miserably. You're too shallow to feel their pain but it entertains you. And yet when I do the same to you, you can't see the difference in the way you feel is the same as how everyone feels. Like reverse psychology never makes you open your eyes"

"Get your fleas away from me!" Chloe yelled.

"I know everything you did to Marinette by using Kim to pull that harmful prank!" Claw Noir growled, "Tell them exactly what you told him to do!"

"Never!" Chloe refused.

This made Claw Noir very pissed, "It was not a request!"

He made her look straight into his hypnotic eyes to make her tell the truth so everyone could hear, "Tell them what you did to Marinette Dupain Cheng" He demanded.

Chloe then started to tell everyone what she did by having Kim use spiders in the prank and as Marinette fell she recorded it, "But Soqueline destroyed my phone before I could post it"

"And she did the right thing to save me from so much trauma you put me through!" Marinette stands up to face her.

"You monster!" Some of the students call out on Chloe.

Claw Noir snapped his fingers to release the hypnosis, making her confused but angry at everyone.

"You're all ridiculous! You just don't see things my way!" Chloe said.

"We do see things your way which is monstrous and cruel. Or because you want attention while no one else gets one" Claw Noir said.

"You've terrorized us for too long, Chloe!" Felix stands beside Claw Noir.

"You never respected everyone as people! You only think about yourself instead of being more helpful in Paris!" Sabrina said.

Chloe now got very scared as her classmates revolted against her.

Claw Noir can sense Lila somewhere around since she is the new friend that Chloe replaced Sabrina with. It's only a matter of time before Lila tries anything to fill Chloe's head with evil ideas to get revenge.

"She's all yours" Claw Noir leaps to find Lila.

With his super speed to find her in the slow-motion exterior of the school, he found her and was recording everything like a secret spy.

"Oh no you don't!" He smashed the camera.

Lila gasped as the evidence she had was smashed, "Looks like your plan failed this time!" Claw Noir grinned.

"I never surrender" Lila glared.

"It's funny. You cursed me into a vampire and I became the only thing that stands in your way" Claw Noir sneered.

"I did that so you can suffer like you can't age anymore! You'll never have a dream life as an adult but remain a pathetic teenager for eternity while everyone around you grows old!" Lila yelled.

"And you're just gonna cheat death again and again!" Claw Noir prepares to use his claws.

"Careful, kitty. You still have a weakness" She held out a holy cross, "Not even your God can help you at all"

"ARRGH!" Claw Noir backed off.

"You're finished Noir! You may have destroyed Chloe's fame but now I will make you suffer more!" Lila said.

"Stay the hell away from my descendants! If you ever try to blackmail Felix again, I'm coming for you!" Claw Noir hissed with his bare fangs.

"I never keep promises to anyone!" Lila said.

"Hey! Leave him alone!" It was Marinette who followed.

"Aw, how romantic. A liar comes to save her pet" Lila said.

"I'm not a liar Lila, but you are!" Marinette said boldly.

"Get the hell out of here you psycho bitch!" Claw Noir demanded at Lila to leave since he couldn't touch her but he will be ready to strike soon.

Chloe may have been exposed earlier but the people of Paris did not witness what she did. It's only a matter of time until Claw Noir has to deal with the mayor since a real parent needs to have the confidence to set things right rather than be walked all over.

"This is far from over, Noir!" Lila said before she disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Marinette pretends to be shocked by what she saw, "She vanished!"

"Yes, and you're welcome for getting back at Chloe" Claw Noir said.

Marinette drags him into the alley since she thinks he can burn in sunlight, "The hell is wrong with you?! You could've been sizzling in broad daylight right now!"

"I'm coated in sunscreen," Claw Noir said.

"Don't ever scare me like that you asshole!" She punched his chest.

But he didn't flinch at this, "Aww....you do care about me, princess?"

"Shut up! This is serious! Not only do you expose Chloe with your hypnosis I'm assuming, not all of Paris knows that but the school does! She's gonna get insane now to force her dad to fire anyone in school! Including my parents to be banished from the bakery!" Marinette said.

"Not if I can help it. Now then. You need to head home, my princess. I won't get so cocky this time but I do need a word with the mayor. I won't hurt him but I hope he can stop pleasing his wife and daughter for the sake of Paris" Claw Noir said.

"This better work and not in a travesty" Marinette crossed her arms.

"I'm over 130 years old, I don't go by their rules. Maybe then, if we are lucky, I could be your date at the upcoming masquerade dance" Claw Noir paced and licked her neck.

"Hey! Stop that!" Marinette pushed him off.

"It's not my fault your scent is so addicting to me. I do love cookies and cupcakes" Claw Noir chuckled.

"Oh jeez," Marinette rolls her eyes.

"I am a good dancer. For a lovely goth girl, you really are a tough one to not fear me" Claw Noir does his two-finger salute before leaving.

"Why am I a sucker for a guy like him?" Marinette thought.