Miraculous Ladybug: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (The Origin Story)

Mr. Pigeon Part 5

After the battle with Mr. Pigeon, in Marinette's room, Marinette gets back to work on her hat.

Marinette: There's no time to lose. I have less than an hour. *She keeps working on her hat before it's almost for the entry. At Collège Françoise Dupont, everyone is getting ready to present their hats. Alya calls Marinette but she doesn't respond. *

Alya: (looking at her phone and at the doorway) Where is that girl? *Soon, Luka walked into the school. * Hi, Luka.

Luka: Hey, Alya.

Alya: Have you heard from Marinette?

Luka: I saw her at the Trocadéro, that was it.

Alya: Okay, well she better get here, the judging is about to start.

Nathalie: Hello, Mr. Damocles, I am Mr. Agreste's executive assistant Nathalie.

Mr. Damocles: Hello, miss. Pardon me, but where is Mr. Agreste? *She holds up a tablet. *

Gabriel: (from tablet) I'm here.

Mr. Damocles: Ah, uh, hello Mr. Agreste. Welcome to our school.

Gabriel: (from tablet) Adrien, take Nathalie around.

Chloé: Ah, there's Mr. Agreste! He's coming this way. *Mr. Damocles, Nathalie and Adrien go up to see Juleka and Rose's hat. *

Mr. Damocles: As you'll see, Mr. Agreste, our students have poured their hearts and souls into their projects. *Marinette rushes in and carries her box over to Alya. Marinette lets out a sigh of relief. *

Alya: Where have you been?! You got your hat?

Marinette: Yep, here. *She takes off the lid. Alya marvels at it, then her expression darkens. * What?

Alya: But, it's the same as Chloé's.

Marinette: What?! *The judges walk over to see Chloé and Sabrina's hat. *

Luka: How did she...

Chloé: Uh, hi Mr. Agreste. I'm, I'm Chloé Bourgeois. You know my father, André Bourgeois, the mayor?

Marinette: Ugh, that thieving little brat!

Alya: Do you want me to take care of it?

Marinette: I think I can handle this. *Then, the judges reach Marinette's hat. *

Gabriel: Hm, turn the tablet back to Ms. Bourgeois' hat. (they turn) Is this a joke?

Chloé: No fair! Marinette copied my design! It's scandalous, how could you do that? *She then fake cries, Alya and Luka scowled at that. *

Marinette: I apologize for the situation Mr. Agreste, but I can prove that this derby hat is MY original design.

Gabriel: Go ahead.

Marinette: Um, everything on my derby hat is hand-made-- from the embroidery, to the weaving of the band, to the stitching of the brim. *Chloé recoils. * All done by myself. And last, there's a special design element that only the true designer knows about: I signed mine. *Chloé knocks over her derby hat stand. Everyone turns to look at it on the ground, and it shows Marinette's signature. *

Mr. Damocles: You stole Marinette's derby hat design and claimed to be yours?

Chloe: N-no, sir. I would never... uh... *She pulled Sabrina close to her. * It was Sabrina, she copied Marinette's design, so she stole it.

Sabrina: What?! But you told me to... *Chloe covered her mouth and pushed her aside, she chuckled nervously. *

Mr. Damocles: Ms. Bourgeois, this hat was entered in your name, not Ms. Raincomprix.

Nathalie: Plagiarism is an instant disqualification. You are hereby banned from any future design contests. *Chloé runs out crying. *

Chloé: Daddy!

Gabriel: Very exquisite creation. You definitely have the laboring hands of a hat maker, Miss...

Adrien: Marinette. *Adrien puts his hand on Marinette's shoulder. *

Gabriel: Congratulations on your demonstration, Miss Marinette. You're the winner. *She looks at Alya and Luka and gasps. *

Marinette: (bowing) Thank you, Mr. Agreste.

Gabriel: Adrien will wear your derby on our next advertising campaign. *Adrien puts his hands over hers on the hat. *

Adrien: (blushed) Awesome job, Marinette.

Marinette: Thanks, Adrien. *Adrien begins to put on the derby hat but he starts to sneeze. *

Adrien: A-achoo! *He wipes his nose with his hand. * Uh-- sorry, I'm allergic to feathers. *He sneezes. *

Marinette: (looks surprised, then smiles.) Gesundheit!

Adrien: (sneezes again and waves) Thanks. *Alya, Luka, and Marinette looked at each other and they hugged her. *

Marinette: Maybe I'll make a synthetic feather derby hat.

After the contest, Marinette walked home and she told everyone the good news that she won and told them what happened.

Marin: Chloe stole one of your designs? And claim it to be hers?

Marinette: Yeah, but I told them how I did. What she didn't know was that I signed it. She must've copied my signature without even knowing my name is on it. So, she's disqualified and banned from any future design contests.

Sabine: That's good to know. We're so proud of you, honey.

Marinette: Thanks, mom.

{Marinette's diary entry: So, I won the derby hat design contest and Chloe's disqualified for stealing my design and claiming it to be hers. Maybe this would be a wakeup call for her that "If you cheat, you will never get ahead." Now, my hat will be featured in Adrien's advertising, photo shoots, even fashion shows. But due to his feather allergy, I'll have to change the hat into synthetic feathers.}