Mr. Damocles continues to try (and fail) to be The Owl, but Marinette's former classmate, Socqueline, comes to his rescue, dressed as Ladybug. Before Marinette can tell Socqueline how dangerous it is to impersonate Ladybug, she leaves for a mission wearing Socqueline's borrowed Alliance ring; Monarch tracks its movement and assumes Socqueline is Ladybug. He akumatizes Mr. Damocles into an upgraded version of Dark Owl called "Darker Owl" with the Pig Miraculous' power of Jubilation. After discovering that Socqueline isn't Ladybug, he hypnotizes both Ladybug and Cat Noir with a vision of them defeating Monarch, marrying, and starting a family, but they break out of it and defeat him, much to their sadness. Later, Sabine gifts Marinette an Alliance ring, but she refuses.
