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Marinette, Alya and Manon smiled and beamed as they entered the bakery, ignoring the frozen, snowy weather "Mom and Dad, I'll help you in the bakery. To hand the Christmas logs to all my friends you see" Marinette passes the log to Alya but it falls. Alya catches it and jokingly flicks Marinettes head as the girl continues to sing "Merry Christmas Alya and your family!" "Thanks my BFF, the same to you three!" Alya waved heading out just as Alix and her father arrive. Marinette passes the log to them. "Alix and her dad, Merry Christmas to you!" "Tom, Sabine, Marinette Happy Holidays too" Alix father sang as Rose and Juleka arrives. Marinette passes the log to them. "Rose and Juleka, gifts for you, you bet!" "Merry Christmas to you!" "Meryhristmas Marinette" The girls mused as they left to enjoy heir logs. Soon enough Nadja arrives. Marinette passes Manon to her with the log "Manon, ♫ Merry Christmas, and Nadja!" Nino arrives. Marinette passes the log "Merry Christmas, Nino and Sabrina! ♫ ♫ Merry Christmas, Chl-" hloé and her father arrives. Marinette stops singing frowning "do you want a photo?" Chloe snarled causing Marinette to growl but her mother spoke up "Marinette, it's Christmas!" Marinette sings as she gives Chloé the log, her eyes not meeting Chloes "Merry Christmas, Chloé" "Could you repeat that? I couldn't hear you" Chloe teased, Marinette sings even louder "MERRY CHRISTMAS CHLOÉ!" "Chloé, it's Christmas" Andre insisted gesturing to Marinette "MERRY CHRISTMAS MARINETTE!" The blonde leaned forward and whispered "But I hate your guts, don't you forget!" "Merry Christmas to all!" They mused as The rich daughter and father left. Tom and Sabine kisses Marinette softly, going back to their task just as Adrien's bodyguard arrives along with Deme's butler. "Adrien's bodyguard. The present! I'll be right back!" Marinette squeaked not noticing the two put some change into the small box.
soon enough, Sabine waves goodbye to Adrien's bodyguard and Deme's butler. Marinete yelled in surprise racing after the body guard Marinette calls out for Adrien's bodyguard "Excuse me? Wait! If you don't mind, this is.. this is for Adrien" She stuttered holding the gift out nervously, luckily the Adrien's bodyguard takes the gift. "Can you wish him a Merry Christmas from me, that is.. I mean it could be from you too, in fact Merry Christmas to you from.. um, ah.. me, of course.. ah" Marinette laughs arkwardy as Deme's butler opened his back cr door "I think what Marinette is trying to say, is tell Adrien and his father to have a merry christmas" A familliar blonde with Gloden eyes smirked at Marinette. The body Guard grunted and got in his car. Marinette waves goodbye and the bodyguard leaves before musing "I hope Adrien has a good Christmas" She looked up at the sky not noticing Deme's worried look "So do i..." She trailed off. this was Adrien's first Christmas without his mother.
Meanwhile at Agreste mansion. Adrien and Nathalie are decorating the Christmas tree "Check it out, Nathalie. Do you think he will like all the decorations?" Adrien beamed up at His father's assistant "He should be down here already. Did you call him?" Adrien frowned noticing the lack of his father presents. He didnt want to celebrate christmas alone. "Perhaps we should give him... a few more minutes" Natalie offered but Adrien looks down disappointed and shook his head "What's the point? He's not coming" Adrien walks and his bodyguard gives him Marinette's present. "Thank you" Adrien walks up to his room. "Merry Christmas both of you." He spat out his hand clutching the gift tightly. As he enters his room, Plagg flew out allowing Adrien to start complaining about his father. "He's still only thinking of himself! I just want this terrible day to be over and done with! I hate Christmas!" He huffed out and looked at his Kwamii "Plagg, claws out!" Adrien transforms into Chat Noir before jumping out his window to the roof tops
"It's Christmas in Paris, all is cheery and bright! But I'm all alone tonight" He watched as Marinette and her parents are seen having a Christmas dinner. "Families are together, with their gifts by their side. Only Chat Noir's alone tonight" Chloé and her father are seen having a Christmas dinner. "There's no warmth for me, no tenderness for me. I'm alone like a cat in the night!" Chat sang jumping away landing on the Balcony of Demetello Von Wolf, He peaked through the window to see the girl trying on a female santa dress and spun in the mirror giggle "I'm a sad lonely kitty! won't anyone take pity? Chat Noir is alone tonight! Chat Noir is alone tonight!" He pushed his back against the door glancing behind him and jumped onto the Hôtel de Ville. The black Cat glared at the use chirstmas tree which lumanated the dark sky "No cares about me, if I'm lost or I'm found and I'm just a cat in the night! I'll take your symbol of joy and burn it to the ground. I'm the vengeful cat of the night! I'm the vengeful cat of the night! Ca-ta-cly-sm!" He attempts to use his power against the Christmas tree but a vision of his mother appears. The boy gasped and shook his head "I can't do it! I can't do it!" He uses his power against a Gabriel advertisement and it collapses. "I'm cold and alone, I don't want to be in pain. All that anger was all in vain. I need to go back home to try and find a way. Tomorrow will be a brand new day" He finished falling to his knee's sandly "Let's go home now. Plagg, claws out" Chat Noir transforms back into Adrien but Plagg hit the ground tierd "Plagg? Plagg!?" His owner called out for his Kwamii who groaned and sang weakly "I wish that I can help you, to assist with your transformation. But I can't Adrien, don't you see? I'm tired and distress, I got nothing to digest, I'm weak and I'm running on empty." "lagg? Plagg, what have I done? Wait, I'll help you!" Adrien searches for Camembert and finds Marinette's present. He unwraps it, finding that it's a hat, and puts Plagg on it. He notices a letter signed by Marinette and reads it. ""Merry Christmas". Signed Marinette. She's so awesome! We're going to fix you right up, Plagg!" Adrien puts the letter back to his shirt. bell rings "Do you hear that? It's Christmas!" he stands up and the letter falls. "Merry Christmas, Plagg." "Merry Christmas, Adrien"
Deme opened her Balcony doors as the bells rang. it was christmas "Woo Hoo! Merry Christmas, Kid!" Fang cheered loudly flying around. He had a small red and white bow tie on, Made by marinette. Deme lied and said she wanted her non excisted hamster to look good. "Merry Christmas, Fang" Deme smiled holding the creature close kissing him. Suddenly the blondes door was kicked open revealing Andrew Von Wolf dressed in a santa outfit "Special Delevery from Santa Clause!" He called with a chuckle shaking his fake belly holding his gitar in his hand "Daddy, im a bit old for this" Deme laughed allowing Fang to hid as she walked in hugging the male tightly. He was in Paris for chirstmas "Never too old for Santa clause, Pumkin!" He beamed as he took the fae stomach and Beard. "Quick gather some pillows. i have a surprise for you" He whispered as if it was a secret. Andrew and Deme laughed grabbing all sorts of pillows and Quilts making a small fort. "Well?" Deme asked in excitment "Well what?" Andrew smirked acting as if he forgot "Daddy!" the wolf Miraculous holder winced in annoyance. "Ok, Ok" He chuckled reaching into his pocket "Its not much but its something" He handed the girl a peice of paper allowing the girl to reveal what was inside "A song?" The girl qestioned. Andrew held up a finger "Ahah" He sirked "Its our song, when you a kid, we made a small song. it was horrid and definitly not a hit single but....i fixed it, worked on it and...." Andrew grunted as his daughter hugged him tightly "I know i live far but, i want you to have it before you get to old to hang out with your old man" Andrew chuckled as they pulled away "So shall we see how your old man did?" He sniffed tryig to hid his tears
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLlIvC9UdQo&ab_channel=JeremyLopez)
Andrew took a breath and began to strum "I close my eyes and I can see The world that's waiting up for me. That I call my own" he sang softly, his eyes on his daughter who read over the music "Through the dark, through the door. Through where no one's been before But it feels like home" Deme sang a smile on her face as Her father chuckled softly. "They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy" He mused thinking about when he first got with Annabelle an they decided to have a baby "They can say, they can say I've lost my mind. I don't care, I don't care, so call me crazy" He sang, The thought of him being a musician crossed his mine as he standing up carefully and turned the lights off. the room was filled with glow in the dark stars "We can live in a world that we design" "'Cause every night I lie in bed. The brightest colors fill my head. A million dreams are keeping me awake" The two sang softly dancing around each other. "I think of what the world could be. A vision of the one I see. A million dreams is all it's gonna take" " million dreams for the world we're gonna make" Andrew finished as his daughter walked to her closet pulling out a old Doll house "There's a house we can build, Every room inside is filled. With things from far away" She opened the doors revealing lost of different trinkets her father had got her on his tours "The special things I compile, Each one there to make you smile. On a rainy day"
"They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy" "hey can say, they can say we've lost our minds" Deme giggled "I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy" "Runaway to a world that we design. Every night I lie in bed. The brightest colors fill my head. A million dreams are keeping me awake" Andrew put his giatar down taking his daughters hands as the danced around the room "I think of what the world could be, A vision of the one I see. A million dreams is all it's gonna take. A million dreams for the world we're gonna make" "However big, however small. Let me be part of it all. Share your dreams with me" Deme sang hugging him tightly as he knelt down to her level, allowing them to hug tightly "You may be right, you may be wrong. But say that you'll bring me along" "o the world you see. To the world I close my eyes to see. I close my eyes to see" andrew guided his daughter to her bed, where the sat "Every night I lie in bed. The brightest colors fill my head..." "A million dreams are keeping me awake" Deme continued sqeezing his hand, knowing how much he missed her and her mother "A million dreams, a million dreams" "I think of what the world could be, A vision of the one I see. A million dreams is all it's gonna take. A million dreams for the world we're gonna make" The two sang strongly "For the world we're gonna make" Andrew kissed his daughter forhead softly pulling her into another tight hug.
Deme tensed as her phone went off "Oh, sorry ill turn it off-" The girl paused at Nathalie's number showing up "Its ok, Honey. awnser it" Andrew assured making the girl heistated but do as told "Hello?" "Hello, Miss Von Wolf. Sorry to interupt your christmas but i was wondering if Adrien was at your house" Deme blinked at the assistants words and shook her head "Uh no, Adrien hasnt spoken to me. last we spoke was yesterday" "Thank you-" "Wait is Adrien missing?" "he isnt in his room, his father is very worried" Deme hung upp suddenly. Adrien was gone? "Pumkin?" Deme snapped out of her worry as her father spoke. "Daddy, My friend adrien is missing. W-we-i have to find him" "No-no no- ur freeze out there me and ur mother will look for him" Andrew assured kssing his daughters cheek before heading out "Thats sweet but we gotta find him fast. Fang, Lets bite!"
Outside Hôtel de Ville. Ladybug swings by and sees the damage caused by Chat Noir's Cataclysm."There is only one thing this kind of damage can bring, Cat Noir's Cataclysm, am I right?" Ladybug asked and glanced around, spotting the wrapping paper from her present to Adrien "And look this gift wrap too, it's an important clue, it's from my present to Adrien tonight. Adrien disappears, and Chat Noir steps in, he must be working to protect him" Ladybug glanced around looking for clues "My only explanation, my speculation, is that some supervillain is after Adrien. It's a good thing I'm here, I'll protect him without fear, this boy that I secretly love" She glances towards the advertize board that was destoryed. she could still imagnes Adrien face on it "Now with all of my might, I'll save you tonight, you're the boy that I secretly love,f you'll never know it's true, I'll be there for you, you're the boy that I secretly love" Ladybug stepped away looking upset "ut what would you do if you knew what's true, that's why I so secretly love you" She looked down and sighed "Who could possibly been akumatized on Christmas Eve?" She mused but noticed something "Footsteps?" She asked heading off.
Outside the Agreste mansion. Adrien rings the doorbell while Santa is behind him, Gabriel answers. "Adrien, is that you? Who are you?" Gabriel demanded angrily to Stana who chuckled "Isn't it obvious? I'm Santa Claus!" "Really now? That would make me the Easter Bunny. You're here for money, I suppose? I'll get my bodyguard to deal with you" "No, you're wrong, father!" Adrien cried but Dark Wolf landed behind him "No, he's not. Your father's got the right idea. He's a supervillain under Hawk Moth's control" Dark Wolf growled making Adrien blink "You're all totally crazy!" Santa cried and tried to run for his sley but Dark Wolf slidded and tripped him over "hat? No, Dark Wolf stop! That man hasn't been akumatized!" Adrien tried "I know when I'm looking at an akuma victim, trust me Adrien" Dark Wolf said as Ladybug landed next to her "What happened" "Akumatized guy, kidnapped Adrien" Ladybug nodded and took off after the Santa which was running away in the sley "You're safe now. Go on home" Dark Wolf told the boy firmly and ran off herself. " No wait! Plagg-" "Adrien" Nathalie yelled as they gates opened
Santa Claus runs away from Ladybug and Dark Wolf but the girls catches up to him "C'mon ponies, giddy up!" Ladybug wraps Santa with her yo-yo and takes him out of his sleigh, headfirst into the snow "Hey! Are you out of your mind? his hurts really bad!" Santa cried out making the girls look at him shocked. "You… So you're not a supervillain?" Dark Wolf asked surprised "Of course I'm not! I think you've been reading too many comic books, young lady" "I'm so sorry, um, let me help you-" Ladybug tries to help the man but he pulled away "No thank you! I think you both helped me enough" he walks away making Dark Wolf look at Ladybug in regret "Sorry spots, i thought-" "Its ok, mistakes happen" She assured before the two took off together. "Ladybug! Dark Wolf!" The girls froze turning about to see Santa Cause now Akumatized. "You think you can get away with making fun of me? You think you can get away with accusing me? I am Santa Claws! I'm a rebel with a cause! I'll punish and give you a fright! Have a horrible Christmas night" He sang and throws them a present full of bats and flies away on his sleigh. Dark Wolf covered her face as the bats flew away "Oh no, ive ruined christmas..."
Meanwhile drien plays video games, while being watched by his chauffeur, he dropped the controller in boardem and stood up but Santa Claws phased threw his window "Santa Claws?" "Not exactly!" Santa Claws began to sing "I am Santa Claws! I'm a rebel with a cause! I'll punish and give you a fright! Have a horrible Christmas night" He throws them a present full of spiders and his chauffeur runs away "I'll do you no harm, Adrien. I'm in your debt! You gave me a present, and that I won't forget. In fact, I will avenge you! I'll avenge us too" "No, wait!" Adrien called but it was too late, he was gone. "Plagg, claws out!"
"It's just the three of us, Santa Claws!" Ladybug spoke running after the Akumatized Villain with Dark Wolf "The four of us, m'Lady" Chat winked appearing and running beside thm "Chat Noir? Where were you? What happened to Adrien?" "It's a-, long story. Cats have their little secrets too, y'know?" Chat told the girls as Dar Wolf chuckled "keeping secrets kitty, naughty naughty" She teased as they managed to get on Santa Claw's sleigh "Who's going to deliver presents to the children now, Santa Claws?" Chat Noir asked jokingly"There are no more presents, no more spirit of Christmas! You should've been good" He throws Chat Noir a present which throws him off of the flying sleigh "I've been good all year round!" Chat Noir called as he fell "Chat!" "not enough, apparently" Dark Wolf dives down to save him as Ladybug holds the sligh and ties her yo-yo around Dark Wolfs ankel "How 'bout a nice sleigh ride, my little, wretched elves! Ho, ho, ho, ho! Hold on!" "Don't you have to have a license to drive one of these things?" Chat Noir cried out in horror "It's time to open your gifts, kiddies!" Santa threw horrid gifts at the two "'m gonna try to stop the sleigh. You both deal with Santa Claws!" Ladybug ordered swinging the two up allowing the two to fight with Santa Claws. Ladybug gets on one of the reindeer "Woah, slow down!" Santa Claws falls off the sleigh, but Chat Noir catches him "Thank you" Santa Claws snarled throwing Chat Noir off the sly "Chat!" Dark Wolf called runing after him. Dark Wolf grabs the feline as they dive down qnd swings them into Alya's house "Dark Wolf? Cat Noir? Now that's a Christmas scoop! Anything you'd like to say for the Ladyblog?" Alya grinned as Laybug came in. Dark Wolf groaned pushign Chat off her "Uh, it's not at all what it looks like" Santa Claws flies by and Cat Noir is about to follow him, but Ladybug stops him by grabbing his tail "o, wait. This isn't gonna work. Lucky Charm!" Ladybug's Lucky Charm gives her a box "I" hope it's not trying to tell us to move to another city." Chat whispered to Wolf who's ears went against her head but Ladybug glanced around "I need packing tape, scissors and office supplies. Do you guys have those things here?" The Ladybug miraculous holder asked the family "My Christmas list. Go to the Dupain-Cheng's bakery and grab these items. Then meet me back at the Eiffel Tower, I'll explain everything once we're there." "I've always dreamed of being your Santa Claus, M'Lady." Chat winked tking off as The girls gather or the stuff they need "Don't worry, Christmas will be back to normal soon enough" Dark Wolf winked holding a small bag as did Ladybug.
Santa Claws flies by the Eiffel Tower and something catches his eye. He finds a present there with a drawing of him. "It's me" He breathed out but Someone singing brought his attention to Chat Noir and Dark Wolf, who stood on the edge of the effle tower "Santa, you're the winner. We stand down and surrender. We fear you have defeated us, so we give you our Miraculous. But beforehand, here is a gift for you. 'Cause on Christmas Eve, even you have a right to that too" the feline sang softly to Santa Claws who blinked looking at the present once more "A present? For me?" Chat looked at Dar Wolf for help since it didnt look like Santa Claws was convinced "Rebel with the cause, you give us so much fright. We all have the right to a present on Christmas night" Dark Wolf finished softly hands clapped together as if she was begging for the trap to work. Santa Claws tries to take the present as the fake cut out of Ladybug fell to the floor but Ladybug jumps out of the present. "Merry Christmas!" Ladybug ties up Santa Claws "Cataclysm!" Chat Noir takes Santa Claws' hat and destroys it, then hands it to Dark Wolf "Merry Christmas, milady" "Thanks, kitty" Dark Wolf blew on the hat releasing the butterfly "No more evil doing for you, little akuma. Time to de-evilize! Gotcha! Bye bye, little butterfly" Ladybug captured the akuma before releasing it "Miraculous Ladybug!" she tosses the Lucky Charm in the air, returning everything to normal "Pound it!" The Heroes called bumping fists.
Soon enought back at Gabriel's atelier. Gabriel talks to Adrien in front of his mother's portrait. "Adrien. You understand I can't have you disappearing like that. I couldn't bare the thought of losing you" the bell rings, Nathalie picks up and opens the gate revealing all of Adriens friends "I think it's for you" Nathalie mused as they go to the foyer and open the front door "I informed everyone that Adrien was home, safe and sound, sir. They were all worried about their friend" "Oh please, father. It's Christmas!" Adrien begged making Gabriel nod "Of course. Come on in" Nino cheered tackling his best friend in a tight hug "Merry Christmas, Adrien" Nathalie smiled from the door as they was all guided to the dining room "Merry Christmas to all!" Adrien looks at his family portrait with his mom "Merry Christmas, mom" He smiled before looking at all his friends. His first christmas without his mother, was something to remember.