Scene: TVi studio. "The Challenge" is on the air.
Alec: Welcome back to everyone's #1 live game show: The Challenge! Let's give it up for our awesome contestant, Nino!
Nino enters the stage.
Alec: So Nino, you're a student and a DJ. That's pretty awesome! Check out the decks we got for you!
The scene shifts to Zane and Marinette's house, living room.
Marinette: Grounded?
Zane: For what?!
Tom: Let's jog your memory, Zane. Monday morning, absent from P.E...
Shows a flashback of Mega Red saving a helicopter.
Zane: I was in study hall.
Tom: Marinette, Friday evening, absent from study hall.
Shows a flashback of Ladybug saving a kitten from a tree.
Marinette: I was at P.E.!
Tom: You're never where you're supposed to be, you two! The only way we can keep track of you two is by keeping you here, grounded.
Marinette: But I was invited... Nino is our friend, he was counting on us.
Alec: So, the challenge our viewers have chosen for you is... To get the mayor of Paris, André Bourgeois, to dance! Thank you for agreeing to play with us today, sir. What are Nino's chances tonight?
André: (On the screen) Zero. I despise dancing. The last time I set foot on a dance floor, Madonna was in kindergarten.
Tom: I know Nino's your friend. But until your unexcused absences come to an end, that's the way it's going to be.
Marinette: Awesome.
She and Zane go to their room, sad. They both sit in their chairs and groan.
Zane: Would pecking order work here author?
Me: Yes.
Zane: Can I use it?
Me: No.
Zane: Why?
Me: Plot.
Zane: Understandable.
Tikki: Can you blame them? How are they supposed to know that you're missing class to save the world?
Marinette: I guess being grounded comes with the territory of being a top secret superhero. Doesn't seem fair though.
Tikki: It's not. But hey, if Nino wins, you're not grounded next week. You can go see him at the show!
Marinette: Yeah, but Adrien was there today! (turns on the computer, and Nino can be seen DJing.)
Zane: Oh shit I had to meet Zaria at the place too.
Marinette: That girl you met?
Zane: Yeah.
Marinette: Wow you two are getting close.
Zane: Chill she's just a friend.
Scene: Hawk Moth's lair. The window opens.
Hawk Moth: The Challenge... what an interesting concept. A TV show with such potential for negative emotion. Oh, the destructive mayhem we could cause...
Scene: Zane/Marinette's room. Marinette is talking to Alya on the phone.
Marinette: Seriously? How can you say that, Alya?
Alya: Sorry, but I kinda get your dad, Marinette. You're never where you say you'll be. Showing up late, splitting mysteriously and all. I'd almost suspect you were leading... (narrows eyes) a double life.
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