A few days later our substitute, Ms. Bustier, got sick. Where our real teacher for the summer, Master Fu, was? We had no idea. He hadn't shown up since the first day. So we had a substitute for our substitute.

"Just..." said our substitute, who looked too young for the job, "Get some props from the back room, and come up with your own ballet. I'll play some music." She put a CD in the player, and sat down, pulling out her phone.

Nino instantly took the lead. "Well the music sounds like it's a monster attack, so we should go with that as our plot," He said, playing with his glasses, "I think there are some monster masks in the back room, Ivan can you go get them?" He asked.

Ivan nodded and walked out of the room.

"Adrien could be the prince," Nino continued, "And the princess he's trying to save from the monsters could be..."

'Please say me please say me please say me!' I said in my head.

"Mylène!" Nino said.

'Okay not me then.' I responded in my head.

"M-me?" Mylène asked in disbelief.

"Yes!" Nino said, "You're perfect to play the innocent princess."

Chloé strutted up to Nino, "Um, excuse me," She said, "But shouldn't I be the princess? I mean, I have the perfect figure for it."

Nino frowned at her, "One, That's super mean, and two, no. Mylène is perfect." He pulled out his phone, "Lets go! I want to film this!"

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Soon Ivan came back with a tub filled with monster masks, (He even brought a prince and a princess crown for Adrien and Mylène, how sweet!) and we started to come up with choreography and assigned parts.

Ivan was assigned to play the monster, since he was a big strong guy. Adrien and Mylène were chosen to be the prince and the princess. Nino also asked me to be the producer.

"Okay! Okay!" Nino announced, holding up his phone, "Lets run it from the beginning, for real this time!" He tapped the record button, "Action!"

The music played a light and bright tune as Mylène ran on, wearing a small tiara on the top of her multi colored head of hair. She looked around and pushed away imaginary branches as she dance through our imaginary forest. She span and danced and leaped, she was actually quite good.

Then Ivan came on in his monster mask. Mylène screamed out loud and curled up into a ball.

"Mylène!" Nino said, stopping his phone and putting his hands on his hips, "You're supposed to run! This is the tenth take we've done-"

"14th take actually." Interrupted Alix, who was keeping tally.

"Whatever," Nino continued, "This is our 14th take and we're not even past the first scene yet!"

"I-I'm sorry," Mylène said, fiddling with her hands, "Ivan's mask is just... It's just so scary."

Ivan took off his monster mask. "Sorry Mylène. I didn't mean to scare you. It's just a mask, see?" He held up the mask and jiggled it around.

"Yeah Mylène it's just a mask." Nino said, he held up his phone again, "Lets try it again from the beginning."

Alix rewinded the music and pressed the play button. Mylène danced back onto the stage, but as soon as Ivan stomped onto the stage she screamed and hid her face.

"And the award for the world's most terrified, clumsy, and overall awful dancer goes to... Mylène!" Chloé said with sarcastic applause. Sabrina laughed and followed suit.

Mylène grew tears in her eyes. She ran to the exit and busted open the door, running out.

"Mylène!" Ivan said, running after her.

Adrien looked at Chloé furiously, "Chloé you're not nice!" He shouted.

"Yes, so what." She replied, looking at her nails.

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Mylène was sitting on one of the benches in the hallway outside of the room, wiping tears out of her eyes. She looked up and noticed Ivan running towards her.

"Mylène, please, come back to class. We need you...." He said, fumbling with his giant hands, trying to express his emotions.

Mylène sighed, "I'm just not good enough Ivan. You heard Chloé... I'm clumsy, I'm an awful dancer...."

"Don't listen to her!" Ivan said, "You're an amazing dancer! It's hard to dance in front of a camera. But you're doing great. Here..." He popped a pin with bones on it off of his shirt, "It's a pin from my favorite band. It gives me good luck, maybe it will make you less scared."

Mylène sniffled and took the pin, putting it on the bandana in her hair, "Thank you, Ivan, but... but... I just can't stand to be in there. Excuse me."

She ran off towards the bathroom. Ivan growled and stomped back to the classroom, angry at Chloé.

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Mylène ran to the bathroom and shut the door behind her. She cried as she glared at herself in the mirror.

"You're just too scared of everything, you coward." She said to herself.

Suddenly she heard a sssslip and saw a purple envelope under the door. It had her name written on it in black calligraphy. She picked it up and opened it. It read...

"Horrificator,

You may be afraid of everything, but soon you will be the one to create fear in others. If you go to the back of the storage room you will find a bag with all of the things you need. There is a door there that will lead you to a dance club. All I ask in return is that you find out the identities of Ladybug and Chat Noir."

"I will invoke fear in all who see me." Mylène said. She ran out of the bathroom and to the storage closet.

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"Great job Chloé!" Nino said, throwing his hands in the air, "Now we've lost our lead dancer!"

"We don't need her!" Chloé responded with a laugh, "We have me! I'll play the princess! But if I'm going to we'll need to have a tutu. I simply must have a tutu if-"

Ivan slammed the door shut behind him as he entered the classroom, "You're awful Chloé!" He exclaimed, "Mylène is crying in the bathroom because of you!"

"WOAH WOAH WOAH EVERYONE CALM DOWN!" I shouted over the madness, "You're right Chloé!" I said sarcastically, though it made me gag, "A tutu is a great idea! Why don't you go get one from the storage closet?"

Chloé smiled, apparently believing my act to get her out of the room, "About time you started to like my ideas Marinette!" She pointed to Max and Kim, "Come boys, you'll be my stylist and my bodyguard." And with that she strutted out of the room, Sabrina, Max, and Kim in wake.

"Great job Marinette, now we've lost two dancers!" Nino said.

"Yes, but we got rid of Chloé!" I responded.

"We don't have much time left, who are we going to get to play the princess?"

Alya butted in, "Marinette could do it." She said.

"WHA- BUT- NO- I MEAN- I mean... What about Mylène?" I said.

"Mylène isn't coming back Marinette." Nino said, "I can see you being Adrien's princess. Okay, lets do it!"

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Next thing I know I've been given a tiara and I'm dancing onto our imaginary stage with the music.

Ivan stomps on and I fake shock. I leap away and run to the other side of the stage. Adrien comes on, challenging the 'monster' with his strong stance. They fake a fight and then Ivan falls to the ground, defeated. Adrien runs over to me and takes my hand (OMG), spins me around, and guides me into a dip (again, OMG).

"Okay, now kiss!" Nino said, holding up his phone.

"WHAT?!" I say, still in the dip.

"Come on! It's the perfect ending!"

Adrien cupped my cheek with his free hand, smiling slightly. We closed our eyes and were about to kiss...

"HEY!" I heard Chloé shout. She had come back into the classroom and was glaring at me with her hands on her hips, "Wow Marinette, get me to leave the room just so you can steal MY Adrikins?!?!" Sabrina shook her head in disgust.

Adrien and I looked at each other, and back to Chloé. We both smiled nervously. Adrien helped me get to my feet and we both rubbed the backs of our necks.

"Where are Max and Kim?" Nino asked.

"Oh, they were grabbed and taken into a mysterious secret room in the storage closet while getting my tutu."

"WHAT?!?!" The entire class exclaimed.

The class burst out of the doors, running towards the storage closet. They found the secret door and opened it, some who hadn't been in there before gasped in awe when they saw the club lights. They started to run down the stairs, but I backed away slowly, hoping to get into one of the bathrooms to change into my alter ego.

"Marinette where are you going?" Alya asked me as she pulled out her phone, "There's probably gonna be a dance battle!"

"Um... I... have to use the bathroom!" I replied.

Alya groaned, "Okay, but hurry! You never get to see these fights!" And she flew down the stairs.

I ran towards the bathroom and saw Adrien heading towards the boys bathroom. He must have had to go. I threw open the girls' bathroom door and grabbed my costume, changing as fast as I could.

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Once I changed and got down the stairs, I saw that Chat Noir had already changed and gotten into the club.

"WELCOME TO CLUB MIRACULOUS!" DJ N said from the turn tables. But it wasn't DJ N, it was Nino! Nino was DJ N?!

...Well I probably should have suspected that. Both DJ N and Nino look alike, and have the same style. Plus Alya had told me way back when I had to face her as Lady Wifi....

Anyway back to the story.

"HERE COME OUR CHAMPIONS, LADYBUG AND CHAT NOIR!" DJ N said.

The crowd cheered, but my classmates looked around confused.

"AND HERE WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGER... THE HORRIFICATOR!"

The crowd booed as The Horrificator jumped and growled. She was wearing a full multicolored body suit complete with a tail and a full face mask. I realized by her short stature and strands of multicolored hair coming out of the holes in the suit, that this was Mylène. Hawkmoth must have gotten to her while she was crying in the bathroom, but how did he do it?

I couldn't think about that now, we had to win this challenge. And then figure out how to prevent the class from ratting the club out.

"LETS GET THIS BATTLE STARTED!" DJ N shouted into the mic.

Mylène, I mean, the Horrificator, started to break dance. She jumped back and forth and then did a backflip so she faced the class, which was standing at the front of the crowd right behind her. She faced them and roared, making them scream in fear.

"That's one way to do the monster mash." Chat said.

"Chat there's something important I need to tell you."

"Yes My Lady?"

"You're jokes... are terrible."

"Nice try Ladybug, I know you love my jokes."

"Just dance already you silly Chat."

"As you wish." Chat said with a wink.

Chat and I slid to the left and did two high runs. We threw our hands up in unison and pointed up then down, then jumped left to right. I ran to Chat and he caught me in his arms, then flipped me over, and I let go and landed on the ground in the splits, with Chat posing above me.

The crowd cheered, even my classmates.

"IT'S APPARENT THAT OUR CHAMPS, LADYBUG AND CHAT NOIR HAVE WON AGAIN!" DJ N said.

Mylène took off her mask and threw it on the ground, frustrated.

I looked at Chat, and he nodded back. We walked over to Mylène and I put a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, there's no need to prove yourself to your classmates. You can do anything you want, and if you're scared, those who mind matter and those who matter don't mind." I told her.

She sniffled, "I guess you're right. I should stand up for myself. There's no need to be afraid."

The crowd started to thin, but before any of my classmates could leave, Nino ran down from the turntable stand and blocked their exit. Chat and I stood behind him.

"Okay okay I know what you're thinking," Nino said, "'Why is there a secret room under the dance studio?' 'Why are these people breakdancing down here, when it's against the rules?' 'How is Nino such an amazing DJ, and how can I book him for my next party?' Well I can explain.

"You see, this place has been going on for generations." Nino explained, "It has been passed down since before the studio even existed, but when the rule that you can only do ballet came about, we had to hide this place."

My classmates shifted nervously.

"Those of you who have been here before and danced know much kids need this place to express themselves, and let their feelings out."

Some of the students who I remember competing against nodded their heads in agreement.

"So we ask you, don't tell anyone about this place. Please. I can't loose this job. Promise?"

People slowly nodded their heads, even Chloé, who immediately shook her head, looking at me and smiling.

"Great! You guys can come back anytime to PARTY!"

My classmates whooped and ran up the stairs.

Alya ran after them, "AND BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE LADYBLOG FOR UPDATES ON BATTLES!"

I laughed and followed the class up the stairs, heading towards the bathroom to change.

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"I can't believe you missed it Marinette!" Alya said as we were walking home, "Nino admitted to being DJ N! I knew it was him! I can't believe you were in the bathroom the whole time. What were you really doing?"

"I really was in the bathroom!"

"You, my friend, are ridiculous."

I laughed.

"Now all I need to do is figure out who Ladybug and Chat Noir are...."

"Good luck with that." I said with a wink.