Scene: Collège Françoise Dupont.

Miss Bustier was teaching her literature class.

"In most fairy tales, the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess. Can anyone tell us why?" Miss Bustier asked.

"Because only love can conquer hate!" said Rose, swooning slightly.

"Correct, Rose," Miss Bustier nodded.

Max then rose to his feet. "Technically speaking, this reasoning is only exhibited in about 87% of all fairy tales and—"

"Thank you, Max. That's enough," said Miss Bustier.

Marinette saw that Adrian was writing something down and trying to see what he was writing over his shoulders.

Miss Bustier had also noticed this and began to approach him. "Adrien, I hope what you're writing has to do with my lesson. Can you tell me what I just said?"

"That's why in most fairy tales, the prince breaks the spell by kissing the princess because only love conquers hate," said Adrian.

"Very good, Adrien!" said Miss Bustier as the bell rang. "Now, everyone, don't forget to finish Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault tonight, and happy Valentine's day, students!"

Latest newsflash was that the day was Valentine's day, a day of love and compassion.

"Hey, go ahead. I'll meet you outside," said Marinette looking at Alya.

Alya nodded.

Marinette continued to look over Adrien's shoulder to see what he was writing, but it looked as if he was suffering from writer's block. Annoyed with himself, Adrien crumpled the letter up and tossed it into the garbage can. After waiting for him to leave, Marinette began making her way over to the garbage can. Toby joined Adrien as they made their way outside when Chloe and Sabrina walked over with a rolled-up poster.

"Adrien, sign here please." Chloe said, rolling a bit of it open.

"Oh, come on, You know I hate signing autographs Chloe." Adrien sighed.

"Oh, that's not what this is," Chloé assured him. "This is a petition against cruelty to hamsters. Have you seen some of the ugly sweaters they are forced to wear? It's appalling."

"That is so nice of you," deadpanned Toby, "So tell me, since when did you start caring about hamsters?"

"Today's Valentine's day, TJ. We should at least show some love, right?" said Sabrina.

Toby then turned to Adrien who begrudgingly signed the poster before the two walked away.

Chloé began to hug the poster, and Sabrina smiled, but then the two of them noticed Marinette digging through a trash can, pulling out a sheet of paper.

"Well, well, Marinette, looking for something to eat?" said Chloé mockingly as Marinette quickly hit the sheet of paper behind her.

"Maybe she's looking for some better clothes!" said Sabrina.

The two girls laughed and ran off, much to Marinette's annoyance.

"Don't give them the time of day; they don't deserve it," said Tikki popping her head out of her purse.

"You're right, Tikki," Marinette nodded and then looked back at the letter. "'Your hair is dark as night, your pretty bluebell eyes, I wonder who you are beneath that strong disguise. Every day we see each other, and I hope that you'll be mine, together our love could be so true, please, will you be my Valentine?'"

"Whoa, now that's a love poem," said Tikki.

"Who could he be talking about? Hair as dark as night, bluebell eyes?" Marinette pondered.

"Uh… you?"

Marinette laughed nervously. "Me? No way. There are plenty of girls at school with dark hair and blue eyes."

"Yeah, but bluebell eyes…"

"What do you think he means by 'strong disguise'?" Marinette frowned.

Tikki sighed. "This is poetry. He means who you are deep down inside. He wants to get to know you, Marinette! He's talking about you!"

Marinette then began to jump up and down excitedly. "Pinch me!" Tikki took her request literally and pinched Marinette, causing her to shriek loud enough to be heard outside where we see Toby covering his ears and wincing in pain. "Not literally!"

Marinette narrowed her eyes at Tikki, who was giggling while rubbing her arm.
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Scene: Outside of Collège Françoise Dupont.

Marinette showed the letter to Alya and Camilla, swooning slightly.

On the sidewalk, Max had pulled Kim to one side.

"Operation Valentine's Day is commencing," said Max. "According to my extensive research and cross-referencing of online shopping sites, this particular jewel…" He then pulled out the heart-shaped box behind his back, "…was ranked highest in popularity."

He then handed the box over to Kim who opened it and saw a beautiful brooch inside.

"That's perfect, Max!" Kim smiled. "I better hit a home run with this one. Love is like baseball, right? You gotta have a strategy, or you'll strike out," Alya spotted the two of them, overhearing their conversation and then dragged her friends over to them, "But if you aim right, you'll hit it out of the ballpark. Score!"

"Oh yes, Kim, lovely metaphor," said Max.

Kim frowned. "Meta-who?"

That caused Camilla to facepalm.

Alya then suddenly grabbed Kim's hand and looked at the brooch. "Ooh! Sparkly! Is that for moi?"

"Negative Alya," said Max. "The recipient of this gem has already been determined; it's—"

Kim then suddenly grabbed Max, placing his hand over his mouth. "Shh! Keep it on the down-low!"

"Scoop! Kim's got a major crush!" said Alya and began taking pictures with her phone. "Who's the lucky lady?"

"It's gorgeous, Kim," said Marinette, who had pushed Alya's arm down, "She's gonna be ecstatic!"

Kim rubs the back of his neck awkwardly. "Technically, she's still gotta accept it. What if she says 'no'!?"

"She won't, Kim, no way!" said Marinette with her fists pumped. "Don't hold back, Kim. Go for it, no regrets!"

"Operation Valentine's Day is underway!" said Kim giving Max a high-five.

Max then handed Kim a map while he jobbed on the spot. "Her route is highlighted here in yellow, yours in red. "If you run at ten miles per hour, you're going to gain a four and a half minute advance on her. Halt and wait here facing northwest— the third most romantic spot in Paris. Go go go!"

The girls gave him the thumbs up for encouragement.

"Thanks, you guys," said Kim and then dashed off.

Marinette then noticed her friends looking at her, "What?"

"You both have been dancing around each other. Have you thought of making the first move today?" said Camilla slyly.

Alya then pointed towards Adrian, who had just entered his car.

"Let's go," said Adrian.

They then watched as Adrian's bodyguard shut the door and drove away.

"You're right," Marinette agreed, "It's time I do it."

"Say what?!" Alya stared, thinking of what her friend meant.

"I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna get him something special," said Marinette, "Well… a card that is."

"Yeah!" said Alya, who sighed in relief.

"Yeah!" Marinette nodded, and the three of them bumped fists.

"Operation Valentine's Day!" they said in unison, performing a secret handshake and ran off.
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Meanwhile, a various number of girls were ogling over a poster of Adrien, which was beside a poster of Sky Falcon.

"He's so cute!"

"Both are so handsome, I don't know who to choose!"

"Keep dreaming all you want, girls, but Adrien is mine," said Chloé snapping her fingers.

Sabrina nodded and unrolled the poster, and when the girls saw Adrian's autograph, they gasped.

"To Chloé, the most awesome girl in the world and the love of my life. Signed, Adrien," one of the girls read out loud.

Immediately, all of them began to cry except for some that their hearts were for Sky Falcon.

"Uh, she's not crying enough," Chloé noticed that one of the girls wasn't crying.

Sabrina responded by bringing the poster toward that one girl, and she began to cry, even more, much to the amusement of Chloé and Sabrina.
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Scene: Marinette's room.

Marinette was trying to write out a love letter to Adrien but hadn't gotten very far.

"Dear Adrien, dear Adrien… Dear Adrien…" she sighed, crossing out the first line. I'm no good at this love letter writing thing… I sound like a total dorkasaurus!"

"Only when you say words like 'dorkasaurus'!" said Tikki, making Marinette even more depressed. "Relax, Marinette, I'm teasing. Think of Adrien and speak from the heart."

Marinette turned her eyes to Adrian's letter and got an idea. "Adrien's letter! That's it! Why didn't I think of that before? I'll answer his poem!"

"Marinette!" said Alya's voice.

Tikki quickly hid just as Alya and Camilla entered her bedroom.

"Check it out!" said Alya holding out a pink heart-shaped Valentine's card.

"It's perfect!" Marinette beamed. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Marinette took the card and, after a few moments, began writing her love letter while Alya looked over her shoulder.

"Voila!" said Marinette holding out her finished card.

"Don't forget to sign it!" Alya reminded her.

The two of them stopped when a ladybug flew into the room, distracting the two girls.

"This is a good omen!" Alya beamed. "Ladybugs are good luck, especially in the love department!"

"Really?" said Marinette.

"This is actually my first time hearing that fact," Camilla admitted.

"You two of all people should know about ladybugs," said Alya.

Marinette looked at her nervously. "R-really? Wh-why do you say that?"

"Since ancient times, the ladybug has been a symbol of love, guiding hearts on the path to devotion," said Alya showing her a blog page on her phone. "It was on my blog this week. You read it, didn't you?"

"Oh yeah, yeah, of course," said Marinette turning back to her computer and sighed with relief.
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Scene: Agreste mansion

Adrien was in his room trying to think of a way to express his feelings to Ladybug.

"So she's got eyes, arms, legs, big deal!" said Plagg. "How can you possibly be in love with Ladybug? You don't even know who she really is!"

"You don't know anything about love…" Adrian sighed with a pen in his mouth.

"Oh, sure I do. I love Cheddar, I love Swiss, and I love Camembert."

Adrian shook his head and stood up, causing his chair to spin, as he headed for the window resting his arm and head against it.

"Aww, the poor boy's frustrated because he can't finish the poem for his masked sweetheart?" said Plagg mockingly.

"I don't need a poem when I can tell her to her face… I love you."

"Bleh, gross. You're making me lose my appetite," said Plagg and then ate his Camembert. "Almost."
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Scene: Jaiye Manor.

The gate slid open as Toby went through. It was then he noticed Victor who just stepped outside wearing a black turtleneck shirt beneath a dark gray suit as he was making his way to his SUV.

"Hey, Dad."

"Hey, Toby. How was school today and where is your sister?"

"School was normal as usual and Camilla's hanging out with her friends," said Toby as he then noticed his outfit, "And what is the occasion?"

"Ah, I'm going out on an important meeting with your mother,"

Toby smiled, knowing what he meant, "In other words, a date."

Victor snapped his fingers, "Bingo."

There was silence between them.

"Well, you look great. I wish you the best of luck," said Toby.

"Yes, Thank you. Is there anything you're doing?" Victor said.

"Nah." He replied

"Okay, We'll see you in the evening.

The both of them went their separate ways.
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Scene: Pont des Arts.

Kim was waiting on the side of a fence until he recognised Chloé's voice and rushed forward.

"And that's right, in a 24 karat gold frame," said Chloé on her phone. "Deliver it to Le Grand Paris Hotel and bill it to Daddykins, uh, I mean, Mr Bourgeois." She stopped when she finally noticed Kim. "What are you doing here?"

"I-I…" said Kim nervously.

"You-You…" said Chloé mockingly.

Kim cleared his throat and went down on one knee. Sadly he knelt into a puddle, but it pushed on regardless.

"Will you be my Valentine?" he said and presented his brooch to Chloé.

Then suddenly, a passing bike ran over the Apollo, causing water to splash in Kim's face. Then the wind blow a crisp bag into his face.

Chloé gasped. "Don't move!"

Chloé then began taking a humiliating photo of Kim and sent the images to everyone on her list.

"Wait till everyone gets a load of this! Hahahaha!" she laughed. "No offence, Kim, but my heart's saved for someone more awesome than you." She then began to walk off before turning back. "Don't you just hate how harsh love can be?"

Kim dropped the brooch and pulled the crisp bag off his face, and began to sob.
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Scene: Hawk Moth's lair.

Hawk Moth could sense Kim's negative emotions and opened his window.

"Ah, Valentine's Day, the day of love and the day of fools," he said smiling. "So many delusions, so much disappointment. My evil akumas, you are going to have such a field day." A butterfly then flew into his hands, and he began to corrupt it. "Fly away, my little akuma, and evilize him!"

He then released the akuma…
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…and it soon found its way to a sobbing Kim and infected his brooch for Chloé.

"Dark Cupid, I am Hawk Moth," said Hawk Moth. "I can give you the power to shoot your arrows, pierce love and impale friendship. But there is something you must do for me in return."

"No love affair or friendship will escape my fury," Kim vowed. "No one will ever love again!"

Kim then began to transform into Dark Cupid. He was now wearing a black and red cupid-themed jumpsuit, along with large black wings attached to his back, each feather-like end tipped with two red stripes. He wielded a bow and quiver, and strapped onto his quiver was the brooch, though it was now red and black.

He then quickly took to the sky, and the first thing he noticed was a pair of lovers at the riverbank. Without waiting for a second, he quickly fired an arrow at the young woman giving him Valentine a cake. Her lips immediately turned black, and then she tossed the cake into the river and ran off.

Dark Cupid didn't stop there and fired another man holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Ugh, stupid flowers!" he yelled, smashing the bouquet into the wall next to him.

Dark Cupid then fired on another man holding hands with a woman. The moment he was hit immediately pushed away from her.

"Get off me!" he said.

Dark Cupid continued firing upon anyone who showed even a hint of love and laughter as the city of love slowly became the city of hate.

"Perfect. It won't be long before the M-Team show up to meet their doom!" Hawk Moth laughed evilly.
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Scene: Tom Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie.

The girls rushed into the bakery so they could post Marinette Valentine's card. They ran past Tom, who was holding a tray of candy apples which are shaped like hearts.

"Candy apples?" he asked, holding the tray out to them.

"Thanks, Papa," said Marinette taking the candy apples and kissing him on the cheek.

The three of them then left the bakery.
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Scene: The Place des Vosges.

They then crossed the street to the Place des Vosges and headed straight for the mailbox.

"Come on, Marinette! Do it before you chicken out!" said Alya.

Marinette handed Alya her candy apple and approached the mailbox. She was a little scared at first, but with every bit of courage she could muster, she posted her love letter in the mailbox.

"Yeah!" Alya cheered.

"Oh yeah!" Camilla cheered.

"I did it!" said Marinette in disbelief.

The three girls hugged one another, but they suddenly heard their phones ring. They pulled them out and saw they had gotten a text from Chloé.

"Chloé? Since when did she start texting us?" Alya frowned.

The girls opened the chat and saw that Chloé had posted the embarrassing picture of Kim. Upon seeing them, both of them gasped while Camilla shook her head in disappointment.

"All along, it was Chloé. Can't say I saw it coming," said Camilla.

"What a witch!" Alya snarled.

"And I was the one who told Kim to do it!" Marinette moaned. "I didn't know he was talking about her!"

"Dang, I hope Adrien doesn't do the same thing to you," said Alya. And upon hearing this, Marinette started to panic and rushed towards the mailbox, only for Camilla to pull her in a bear hug from behind.

"I mean—Girl, calm down! Adrien would never do that," said Alya calmly when she spotted Dark Cupid in the sky. "What in the world is that?!"

Dark Cupid was directly over them and saw Alya holding the candy apples.

"All hearts must be destroyed!" he said and quickly shot an arrow at Alya.

"Alya?" Marinette asked, looking concerned as Alya's lips turned black.

Then suddenly, for no reason, Alya stuck the candy apples on her friends' shirt.

"Hey, seriously?!" said Marinette trying to remove the apple.

"Alya!" Camilla growled, removing the apple from her shirt.

"You're not my BFFs, you're jokes! Buffoons!" said Alya. "Adrien's gonna laugh his head off at your lame attempt at poetry!"

She then ran off cackling.

"Alya!" Marinette stared. "What did he do to her?" They both looked up at Dark Cupid and recognised the brooch on the strap attached to his quiver.

"The pin. It looks like the one from–"

"Kim. He's been akumatized!" said Marinette, coming to the same conclusion. She then saw Dark Cupid flying away and immediately pulled the candy apple off her shirt. "This is… not… good! We gotta find him, fast!"

"Okay, let me do one thing," said Camilla as she brought out her phone and sent a voicemail, "Hey, Dum-dum. We have an akumatized villain up in the sky, so get your feathered behind here!"

She put away her phone, "Let's go."

They quickly ran into the park and hid behind a bench.

"Tikki! Spots On! Ha!" Marinette yelled.

"Luupa! It's Full Moon!" Camilla yelled.

They both began to transform into Ladybug and Gray Wolf respectively.

A few moments later, the two heroines were now jumping from roof to roof to catch up with Dark Cupid.
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Scene: Outside Le Grand Paris.

Chloé was complaining to the deliverers of Adrien's portrait.

"Ugh! I never said 18-karat gold!" she said. "Those gold tones will never match my 24-karat toilet! Idiots!"

From the top of a nearby building Dark Cupid pulled back his bow ready to fire as he was about to fire it Ladybug's yoyo hit the bow causing Dark Cupid to hit the delivery truck startling everyone.

"Ladybug!" he snarled.

"Stop, Kim!" Ladybug pleaded.

"I'm not Kim, I'm Dark Cupid! I'll never stop! If I can't have love, then no one can!" he vowed.

The daily driver had taken off, leaving behind Chloé's portrait of Adrien. She tried to grab it, but Sabrina, realising the danger she was in, grabbed her and carried her inside the hotel.

"Okay, Dark Cupid, I get it," said Ladybug. "Chloé totally burned you. But that doesn't mean you have to take it out on all of Paris!"

"Oh yes, I do!" Dark Cupid yelled. "I won't stop until everyone's heart is crushed. Say adios to your loved ones. From now on, you'll hate them!"

Dark Cupid attempted to shoot an arrow at Ladybug, but she destroyed it just as it left the bow with her yo-yo. Despite this, he continued to fire a volley of arrows but they were neutralized by Gray Wolf's arrows as she fired upon the winged villain, but he was able to dodge them.

Ladybug then slid down the roof, and Dark Cupid fired another arrow at her, but she spun her yo-yo around and used a shield. Gray Wolf drew his attention by firing several arrows which he countered as a competition ensued between the two archers while moving across rooftops until Dark Cupid shot an arrow towards Gray Wolf's head. Fortunately, she backflipped to dodge the projectile but sadly, she was unaware of what was behind her as she fell off the edge

Ladybug then slid down the roof but tripped over the gutter and began to fall. However, she quickly swung her yo-yo ended latched onto the gutter stopping her descent. Dark Cupid flew upwards, but he had lost sight of Ladybug and Gray Wolf.

"If you want to continue destroying love, bring me Ladybug and Gray Wolf's Miraculous, or I'll remove your powers!" Hawk Moth threatened.

Dark Cupid began flying over the rooftops, trying to spot either of them. Gray Wolf was pressed to a wall of one of the buildings with claws dug deep into the concrete and with her was Ladybug, who was hanging onto the side of the building, both remaining absolutely quiet as he flew over.

"Falling for me already, my lady?" said Cat Noir, who was standing on his staff, which he had embedded between the cracks of a windowsill. He just stood there spinning his belt around, smiling at his lady. "I need to talk to you."

"It's going to have to wait," she said as she lowered herself towards Cat Noir. "Dark Cupi—"

Cat Noir then suddenly pulled her towards him and hushed her. "I swore to myself that I'd tell you as soon as I saw you. Ladybug, I-I… Look out!"

Dark Cupid was headed straight towards them, firing one of his arrows. Gray Wolf had to jump down, while Cat Noir quickly spun around to shield Ladybug, and the arrow struck him on the back.

"Cat Noir!" Ladybug gasped.

Cat Noir licks then started to turn black. "Ladybug, I—I… loathe you!"

"Cat Noir, snap out of it!"

Cat Noir then began to squeeze Ladybug incredibly close to him. "You're nothing, Ladybug, and nothing to me! I hate you!"

CLANG!

Then suddenly, he felt a massive pain in the head from a blunt arrow shot by Gray Wolf. Using this opportunity, Ladybug freed herself and then used Cat Noir's staff as a springboard to launch herself into the air. The sudden weight shift caused him to lose his balance, and he quickly grabbed hold of his staff.

Gray Wolf was running after Ladybug as Dark Cupid set his sights and arrow trained on her but just as he was about to shoot, he was suddenly kicked from above by Sky Falcon. The kick was powerful enough to send him crashing into the road, making a spider web crack.

Sky Falcon flew above Gray Wolf, "I came as fast as I could."

"Well you sure did take your sweet time."

The twins joined Ladybug as the three of them entered Le Grand Paris, where both Chloé and Sabrina were hiding.

"Ladybug, it's about time, where have you been?" Chloé demanded.
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Scene: Walls of Le Grand Paris.

Cat Noir finally managed to regain his balance. he retracted his staff and began climbing up the wall. Once he got onto the roof, he came face-to-face with Dark Cupid.

"Offer to help him in return for Ladybug's Miraculous," said Hawk Moth.

"I can help you crush the M-Team, but you must give me Ladybug's Miraculous in return," Dark Cupid offered, holding out his hand.

"No… problem," he cackled and held out his hand.

Dark Cupid then lifted him onto the roof.

"Yes. Yes!" Hawk Moth smiled. "And once I have Ladybug's Miraculous, taking the others' will be child's play!
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Scene: Le Grand Paris.

The M-Tean were trying to convince Chloé to leave.

"You gotta get out of here," she said. "Your friend Kim's turned into Dark Cupid, and I don't know what he'll do if he finds you here."

"I can imagine a lot of things Warren Worthington will do," said Sky Falcon, "And trust me when I say they're not pretty."

"Moi? But how could he possibly have a vendetta against me?" said Chloé dismissively.

"Who doesn't?" Ladybug muttered.

Chloé then placed her arm around Ladybug's shoulder. "Duh! It's because of this." She then pointed to her portrait of Adrian. "Everyone would love to get their hands on it. That's Adrien, a super hot guy in my class. And rich, too! He's hot for me, of course."

"Not according to the poem," Ladybug muttered under her breath.

"It's alive!" Sabrina yelled suddenly.

They turned, and to their utter astonishment, they saw the portrait begin walking into the hotel, and then emerging behind it was Dark Cupid. Chloé immediately used Sabrina as a shield as the M-Team moved in to protect them.

Dark Cupid immediately fired an arrow, but Sky Falcon's wings protruded and shielded them from the arrows. Ladybug then dashed towards the side and somersaulted on his Dark Cupid's back, causing him to misfire. Then the moment she hit the ground, she wrapped her yo-yo around Chloé's and then dragged her onto the street.

"Daddy!" Chloé screamed.

"Run, Chloé, run!" Ladybug yelled, releasing her.

Chloé then immediately began to run, and Sabrina followed close behind, but then Cat Noir jumped in front of Ladybug, blocking her path. Dark Cupid then flew over them as he continued to chase after Chloé.

"Sky Falcon, Gray Wolf, go after them!" shouted Ladybug.

"Got it!"

"Well, well, Ladybug," he said.

"I don't want to fight you, Cat Noir," said Ladybug.

"Ugh, that friendliness," said Cat Noir, looking as if he was about to throw up. "It's so revolting. You are definitely not my friend!"

He then slammed his staff into the ground and extended it to get directly above her. He then slammed his staff down towards her, but Ladybug used her yo-yo to jump onto a nearby lamppost. She then swung her yo-yo again to get on the roof of a nearby building, and Cat Noir began to pursue.

They continued running over rooftops until she jumped down, and once she was out of his line of sight, she quickly swung her yo-yo, grabbing his staff. She then began pulling him towards her trying her best to talk some sense into him.

"Why are you so full of hate, Cat Noir?!" Ladybug demanded.

"Because hate conquers all!" said Cat Noir simply.

"I hate to burst your bubble, but hate doesn't conquer all. Love does!" said Ladybug.

She then remembered what Miss Bustier and Rose had said earlier in class about love.

"You're just buying time!" said Cat Noir and broke his staff into releasing Ladybug's yo-yo. "Fight!"

Ladybug smiled. "I'll do better than that."

"Huh?" Cat Noir frowned as she walked towards him and nervously began to fall back.

"Come on, kitty kitty, just a peck…" she said and then tried to kiss, but he quickly jumped out of the way. "Almost!"

"Get back, you savage!" Cat Noir yelled frantically and then ran off.

"Here, kitty kitty kitty! Come here!" Ladybug yelled, chasing after him.
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Scene: The street.

Dark Cupid was still chasing after Chloé.

"You can't outrun me, Chloé!" he laughed.

Chloé was so busy running she wasn't watching where she was going, and when she turned the corner, she tripped over a flower stand.

"Help!" she said to the civilians.

However, when the civilians saw Dark Cupid, they ran away screaming.

Fortunately, Sky Falcon tackled him from the sky, the both of them tumbling onto the street.

"Well well well, If it isn't the ladies man of the hour," said Dark Cupid as he got up.

Sky Falcon also got up, "Yeah, I kinda get that all the time."

"Not for long," and with that, Dark Cupid nocked and fired an arrow at Sky Falcon, who drew out his sword, tossed it with his right hand and caught it in a reverse grip with his left hand as he sliced the arrow in half. The raptor then rushed forward to attack, forcing the cupid to go on the defensive as the two began trading blows, even taking the fight to the skies and after a few seconds, they clashed.

"I wanna know, what do you benefit from shooting Chloé with a hate arrow?"

"It's no longer about Chloé, I don't need to waste an arrow on her," said Dark Cupid, "Her heart is so dark and shrivelled, there's no room for love."

"Sadly, I agree with you on that."

They both pushed away from each other as an arrow was shot up above Dark Cupid's head as it exploded, sending him falling as he caught himself before flying away.

"Running now, are we?" said Gray Wolf, "We were just getting started."

Sky Falcon caught Gray Wolf and tossed her to his back as the twins then took off after him.
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Meanwhile, Cat Noir was still being chased by Ladybug, and finally, she was able to catch up to him.

She swung her yo-yo, wrapping it around his leg, causing him to drop his staff. She then promptly tied into the nearest lamppost and then lowered herself so that she was facing him upside down.

"No, no!" Cat Noir panicked, trying to free himself.

"Don't worry, It'll be short and painless," Ladybug assured him. She then attempted to kiss him, but he kept on dodging. Eventually, she was forced to hold his nose to hold him still.

She then leaned in to kiss him, but before her lips could touch his, an arrow shot by Dark Cupid narrowly missed her. He then began firing even more, forcing Ladybug to release Cat Noir and took cover behind a tree.

"How you gonna fight both of us now, bug eyes?" said Cat Noir as he joined Dark Cupid at the fountain, and the two of them bumped fists.

"You forgot about us, fools!" yelled Sky Falcon as he landed next to Ladybug. Gray Wolf got off his back to stand next to her, "If you want to go two against one, then we're gonna go three against two."

"Cataclysm!" Cat Noir yelled, activating his power. "I've often wondered what would happen if I use my Cataclysm on someone."

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug yelled, activating her power. Then suddenly appearing out of thin air was a red candy apple with black spots. "A candy apple? What am I supposed to do with this? Think, Ladybug…"

She looked around. She then spotted the fountain, Cat Noir's ring and Dark Cupid's brooch, "I got an idea, guys."

"This is good."

"You guys can keep Dark Cupid occupied long enough for me to tame the Kitty, can you do that?

They nodded.

"Then it's settled. M-Team, let's do this!"

Ladybug jumped out of her hiding spot. "I've got a Valentine's gift for you!"

The two opposing sides then charged at each other. Dark Cupid shot arrows at her, but they were neutralized by Gray Wolf's scatter arrows. Cat Noir then charged her, preparing to use his Cataclysm on her, but she leaned back at the last second as Sky Falcon swooped in and dealt a kick that sent him tumbling a good distance.

"Sky, I need a boost!"

He nodded as he grabbed her hand and after a few swings, he tossed her into the air. Once she was directly over Dark Cupid, she tossed the candy apple, and it landed on his head. He immediately began to remove it, and Ladybug landed on the statue.

"Looks like you got yourself in a sticky situation!" Ladybug smiled.

Dark Cupid quickly removed the candy apple from his hand and then each side to fire another arrow, but his hand was all sticky and got on all over the bowstring preventing him from launching the arrow, causing Gray Wolf to chuckle darkly, "You sure you know how to use that thing?"

"Ladybug!" he cursed.

Ladybug then jumped onto the ground where Sky was dodging Cat Noir's attacks, "And now, for the pussy-cat!"

Cat Noir saw her and broke away from the bird of prey to chase after her until he landed on top of her.

"Cat Noir, her Miraculous!" said Dark Cupid as he landed next to the fountain.

"With pleasure!" Cat Noir smiled as dark Cupid began washing his hands in the fountain.

Gray Wolf already had an arrow ready as she took in a breath, "Alpha's Howl!"

She sent a sonic wave that sent him flying. She wasn't done yet as she fired a grapple hook that latched onto his pin as she reeled him back towards her as he tried resisting.

"Skydive!" His wings hummed with energy as he was propelled in a speed burst past his sister. He used his momentum to give him a powerful clothesline. This caused him to bounce uncontrollably as he was being pulled towards Gray Wolf who then grabbed hold of him.

Meanwhile, at the same time that happened,

"Finally, I'll find out who you are, Ladybug!" said Cat Noir. "Your little secret will be out of the bag!"

Ladybug then suddenly grabbed his face and then pulled him towards her. Caught completely by surprise, he suddenly found his lips touching Ladybug's, and the spell he was under was broken.

"Huh?" he gasped as he didn't remember what happened. "What am I doing here?"

Ladybug then quickly grabbed his hand and placed him on her shoulders. "No time! The quiver pin, Cat Noir! Now!"

She then tossed Cat Noir, causing him to scream at the same time Gray Wolf tossed Dark Cupid, both of them colliding with each other.

"Grab it! Grab the pin!" Ladybug yelled.

Cat Noir was a little shaken, but he quickly noticed that the sash around Dark Cupid had been destroyed thanks to his Cataclysm.

"No!" Dark Cupid yelled.

"Sorry, need that," said Cat Noir and quickly snatched the pin. "Happy Valentine's Day!"

He then quickly tossed the pin to Ladybug. "Awww, you shouldn't have…" She then immediately dropped the pin. "Whoops!" She then stomped on the pin releasing the akuma.

"No more evil-doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize!" she said, swinging her yo-yo and caught the akuma. "Gotcha!" She then released the purified akuma, and it fluttered away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!"

She then tossed her Lucky Charm into the air, and the magical ladybugs began returning everything back to normal.

Alya was just about to cut a picture of her, Camilla and Marinette in half when she returned back to normal. "What the heck am I doing?"

Sabrina was scribbling on Adrien's portrait when she, too, returned back to normal.

"What the heck are you doing?!" Chloé demanded as she burst into the room.

"I have no idea!" said Sabrina honestly.

The two of them then looked at the now ruined photo of Adrian, and both sobbed in despair.

Kim then began to transform back to normal. "Huh?"

The M-Team then bumped fists. "Pound it!"

Ladybug then heard a miraculous beginning to beep. "Oops!"

"Wait, Ladybug!" said Cat Noir before she ran off. "I gotta tell you something."

Ladybug looked at him awkwardly. "Look, the kiss… I had to break the spell, or…"

"Kiss? What kiss? No, I just wanted to say…" Then his miraculous began to beep and so did Sky Falcon's and Gray Wolf's.

"Look out, Cat Noir, your ring is flashing!" Ladybug noted.

"Uhh… yours too!"

"We're gonna talk about this later on patrol, okay?"

"Yup, good idea."

The team then ran in opposite directions.
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"Grrr… blasted Ladybug! Blasted Valentine's Day!" Hawk Moth cursed as he closed his window.
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Scene: The Place des Vosges.

The postman had just arrived and began opening the mailbox, which was full of letters. Marinette was close by and could see her letter pulling out of the mailbox.

"Hey, there's your chance to get your card back!" said Tikki.

"That was before…" said Marinette.

"Before what?" Tikki frowned. "Tell me!"

"I realized that even with all this hate everywhere, love still wins. I trust Adrien with all my heart, and it's time I make my move."

"Ah! This is a big day!"
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Scene: Adrien's room.

Adrian had just returned to his room, and he was deeply depressed. Not only had he failed to tell Ladybug how it felt while he was under Dark Cupid's spell, but he also said a few hateful things.

"Hahaha! Can you believe all the horrible, thoughtless things you said to Ladybug?" Plagg teased as he ate his Camembert.

"You think it's funny, huh?" said Adrian depressed and fell onto his bed.

"What's the big deal?" Plagg asked, flying towards the pile of Valentine's Day cards. "You've got so many cards from all these lady fans of yours! Take your pick!"

Plagg then dived into Adrian's pile until he picked up Marinette's card and tossed it over to Adrian. The card landed on his bed and opened up, and when he looked at it, he noticed the poem.

"Whoa, hold up! Someone answered my poem? But I threw it away!" he said as he sat up and began reading it. "'Your hair shines like the sun, your eyes are gorgeous green; I look at you and wonder your innermost thoughts and dreams. Yes, your Valentine I will be, our love will be so true, together for eternity, my heart belongs to you.'"

"Aww, well, anyone who writes as sickeningly sweet as you must be your soulmate," said Plagg.

"It isn't signed…" Adrian noted, and then ladybug landed on the card. It then took off again, and he followed it towards the window, watching it as it flew away. "Could it have come from Ladybug?"

"Oh, please," Plagg groaned.
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Scene: Marinette's room.

Marinette was trying to remember whether she had signed her letter before sending it.

"What do you mean, you don't remember? Did you sign the card or not?" Alya asked.

"I don't know! The ladybug came along while I was writing, then you were yapping about your blog, and then…" she moaned. "It's all a blur!"

"I don't believe you!" Alya laughed. "The girl didn't even sign it! I love you and all, but sometimes you seriously bug! You know that, right?"

They both laughed as a ladybug outside the house.
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Scene: Jaiye Manor.

Camilla was on the first floor, looking for her brother when she entered the upper living room only to be greeted by the sight of Toby on the couch, eating a burger while reading a letter as he put the latter in a stack of other Valentine's day cards and then picked up another one to read. On the coffee table was a large gift basket that contained various gifts, love cards, love letters, flowers, notes and Camilla could have sworn she saw one or two phone numbers. Breeze was seen eating chocolate from a box.

"Hey Breeze, save some for me!" Luupa yelled as she rushed towards her friend. Camilla was utterly flabbergasted.

"TJ, where did these come from?"

"I found it in a mailbox in the park."

Camilla then gave him a look which already told him to start explaining.

"Okay, I did a full sweep of the city and then I came across this. Turned out that they were from the very secret admirers and fans of Sky Falcon who is technically me. I didn't steal."

"I don't want to risk having your ego inflated right now, so please stop reading them."

"Guys, is it just me or do I smell something fishy?" said Luupa after swallowing a chocolate.

"Yes, you are not wrong," said Toby as he pulled out a pink letter, "And I specifically know who this is from."

"Oh yeah, I do know," said Breeze teasingly.

Camilla just shook her head and turned to leave, but only to stop and turn back to him, "Do you mind if I can–"

"No, not at all. Knock yourself out."

She then took a muffin as she left the living room.
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Scene: The streets.

It was at night during the time for the M-Team's night patrol as we see Ladybug swinging around all over Paris. She then landed on the rooftops and was strolling casually.

"It's very nice spotting you here, Ladybug."

Ladybug turned to where the all too familiar voice came from. Standing there was Cat Noir who was smiling at her.

"Likewise, Cat," replied Ladybug as the two slowly walked towards each other. And it was then that Cat Noir's grin was replaced with an expression of guilt.

"Marinette, what I wanted to say is… I'm sorry for the things I must have said to you."

"I know, you didn't really mean it. You only meant the opposite. It can't change the fact that I love you, Adrien," said Ladybug softly.

Cat Noir then let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, "I know it's a bit late to say this, but I did see your poem. It was so heartfelt, especially since it's a response to mine. "

"So, it's a yes?"

"Yeah, it is."

The couple were close to each other when they noticed a sound of romantic music playing in the background. They both turned to see Sky Falcon and Gray Wolf standing not too far away from them and each other as Gray Wolf was the one playing her violin while the former was behind Cat Noir, extending one wing and was generating a soft wind.

Gray Wolf stopped after noticing their attention, "Don't mind us. Just go on with what you're currently doing."

They then turned back to each other as Gray Wolf continued playing.

"I guess this is a rare opportunity for us, I was thinking if… you know…"

"I thought you'd never ask," said Cat Noir. The two of them slowly leaned towards each other and their lips met in a passionate kiss. With the breeze generated by the Falcon Miraculous holder, the scene was all the more romantic.
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Happy Valentine's day, guys. It was a very intense week for me, but I pulled through. So, I'll see you next time.

PEACE!