History Recap / ScarletLadyS3E1Vanisher

!!Episode 21 - Vanisher - Tales of Sabrina the Invisible

Marinette returns to her room, learning that Chloé is still missing, only to find something unexpected: an ornate wooden box. Opening it, she finds a hair comb... and a small creature that greets her as her Queen. The creature introduces itself as Pollen, the Kwami of Subjugation, and states that Marinette has been chosen to help the heroes in their fight against akumas. As Marinette ponders how she can help Chat Noir, her cellphone buzzes: it shows a scared Chloé on the floor of the Le Grand Paris' lobby. Filled with resolve, Marinette asks Pollen to tell her what she needs to know.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Vanisher has different powers in this AU. She can still be invisible herself, but she can also [[BlessedWithSuck make others invisible, inaudible, and intangible]] by putting her victims in a PhantomZone where they can see and hear but not interact with the real world (which she does to Chloé). She can [[MagicMirror teleport via reflective surfaces]] as well.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Marinette was expecting Pollen's favorite food to be something like honey, sugar, or flower pollen due to the Kwami resembling a bee. She's quite shocked when Pollen reveals that it's actually chili peppers.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: It's not until she has to take her own quiz that Chloé realizes there'll be downsides to no longer having Sabrina as her "friend."

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Nathalie immediately scolds Hawk Moth for swearing while psychically linked to Vanisher, who is only a teenager.

Marinette later asks Pollen what the Kwami eats, expecting it to be something like honey, sugar, or flower Pollen. She's shocked when Pollen declares her favorite food is chili peppers.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: Without a wielder to channel and direct her power, Tikki creates ''too many'' Lucky Charm objects all at once. Using the Miraculous Cure by herself also leaves her incredibly ill dur to making her vomit up a ''literal'' WorldHealingWave of ladybugs. This (as well as [[GodsHandsAreTied the general rule against Kwamis performing heroics on their own]]) effectively ''forces'' Chat Noir and Marigold to continue relying upon Scarlet Lady instead of letting Tikki handle all their Lucky Charm and Cure-related needs by herself.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Chloé enters the classroom, slamming the door behind her while complaining about how she didn't get breakfast because all the staff were preoccupied by a sudden meeting her father had called and then had to walk to school because her driver didn't show up. None of her classmates look at her, though, instead staring at the door with confused, curious, and worried expressions. Mme. Mendeleiev also doesn't reprimand Chloé for being late or causing a scene. A couple of minutes later, an emergency broadcast by the mayor declares that Chloé ihas disappeared while all her classmates remark on how she isn't present.

* GodsHandsAreTied: Tikki states that the rules prevent her from doing heroics without her holder. Then there's PowerIncontinence issue with Kwamis.

** Tikki directly helping Chat Noir is also a sign of how bad things are since Tikki using her magical powers on her own causes quite a bit of trouble (Lucky Charm will create a large number of objects while Miraculous Cure will create too many ladybugs, many of which won't vanish after doing their job).

Chloé enters the classroom, slamming the door open while complaining about how her morning has been going: she hasn't had breakfast because her father called a staff meeting, and her driver didn't show up. However, no one seems to be paying attention to her, not even the teacher. A moment later, the mayor makes an urgent message: his daughter Chloé is missing! Chloé wonders ''why'' he's saying that when she's at school... only to hear all of her classmates note that they just thought she was absent. Chloé attempts to scream that she's right there, but no one seems to hear--which is when the mysterious figure shows up before her.

* ProfanityPolice: Nathalie immediately scolds Hawk Moth for loudly swearing while still connected to Vanisher/Sabrina, a young teenager. Because akumatization is totally fine, but cursing is imitable behavior.
* RageBreakingPoint: Adrien ''explodes'' when Tikki explains that (a) Scarlet Lady can't transform this time and (b) she can't just help Adrien in fights without Scarlet Lady.

* PrecisionFStrike: Hawk Moth's reaction to Marigold's debut is to angrily exclaim "''What the f**k is this?!''" Nathalie immediately berates him for swearing while psychically linked to Vanisher.

Chloé asks Tikki where the Bee heroine came from: Tikki points out that Chloé's been late/a no-show to the last three akumas and Chat Noir needs back up. Unable to accept the role she played in causing those akumas, Chloé just declares the akumas are jealous of her and ignores Tikki's protests otherwise. Elsewhere in the classroom, Sabrina moves to sit next to Ivan while Chloé bites her nail--does this mean that she'll have to do her own schoolwork now?

* CrushBlush: Marinette sports one when she asks Pollen if she can really help Chat Noir by working with her. She also blushes when he visits her after the battle and gives her a peach rose as thanks for keeping her promise and staying out of the fight.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Even after Vanisher explains to Chloé how she's been rendered completely invisible, Chloé continues trying the same tactics to get attention: yelling and complaining.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: Without a wielder to channel and direct her power, Tikki creates ''too much'' at once. Using the Miraculous Cure by herself also leaves her incredibly ill, as she vomits up a ''literal'' WorldHealingWave of ladybugs. This effectively ''forces'' Chat Noir and Marigold to continue relying upon Scarlet Lady, as otherwise, Tikki could simply handle all their Lucky Charm and Cure-related needs by herself.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Sabrina interrupts Chloé's tirade about how she got akumatized into Vanisher and "attacked [her] ''best friend!''" to counter that "''You'' are '''not''' my friend," Chloé complains that ''she's'' the one breaking up with ''her'', not the other way round.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chloé enters the classroom, slamming the door behind her while complaining about how her morning has gone, none of her classmates look at her. Instead, they all look towards the door with confused, curious and worried expressions. Mme. Mendeleiev also doesn't reprimand Chloé for being late or causing a scene. A couple of minutes later, it's revealed that Chloé's been essentially kidnapped by an akuma.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the header image, Sabrina-dressed-as-Vanisher is looking up towards the upper-right corner, reaching towards a barely visible, black-gloved hand that blends into the background. This hints at how she'll be saved by the new heroine Marigold.

* MeaningfulName: Marigold names herself after the flowers she used to help deal with Vanisher. Pollen explains to her that they're the "herb of the sun" and how they can represent passion and creativity... and are also associated with cruelty and grief, traits Pollen sees as queenly while Marinette is... less impressed.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Marinette deliberately cultivates this by creating a collection of resin-cast, bee-themed jewelry, which she freely offers her classmates to pick their favorite pieces from. This enables her to wear the Bee Comb without immediately attracting suspicion that she's the new heroine.

** Vanisher tells Chloé outright that she messed up and is responsible for causing her akumatization; Chloé denies this, replying she ''never'' messes up.

** When Chloé complains about Marigold's existence, Tikki points out that Scarlet Lady has either been late or completely failed to show up to the last three akumas, and that Chat Noir ''needs'' a reliable partner. Chloé outright refuses to acknowledge her Kwami's point, instead claiming that the akumas (that she caused) are just ''jealous'' of her.

* RainbowPuke: In order to use the Miraculous Cure without a wielder, Tikki vomits up a MASSIVE wave of magical ladybugs that flood the whole hotel.

** {{Downplayed}} with André; while tearfully searching for his daughter, he cries out "Chloé! Where are you! And your clothes! They were expensive!"
** Chloé yells at Chat Noir to stay out of her room and sticks her tongue out at him, even though (as far as she knows) he's the only person that can get her out of her current situation.

* TemptingFate: As her isolation wears upon her, Chloé cries out "Please... someone... pay attention to me!" Vanisher is standing right behind her as she says this, and decides to move on to the next stage of her plan by threatening her directly.

* UngratefulBastard: Despite how Marigold proved key to saving her from Vanisher, Chloé still complains about the new heroine ''existing''.

* LineOfSightName: Marinette comes up with the name "Marigold" after seeing the flowers in question scattered around Chloé's room.

* PrecisionFSTrike: Hawk Moth's reaction to Marigold's debut is to angrily exclaim "''What the f**k is this?!''" Nathalie immediately berates him for swearing while psychically linked to Vanisher.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chloé enters the classroom, complaining about how her morning has gone, her classmates are seen looking at the door with curiosity instead of at Chloé, and Mme. Mendeleiev doesn't reprimand Chloé for her entrance. A couple of minutes later, it's revealed that Chloé's been essentially kidnapped by an akuma.

** Vanisher outright tells Chloé the latter messed up; Chloé denies this, replying she ''never'' messes up.

** Chloé's also unable to accept the blame for the akumatizations she's caused, claiming the akumas are just jealous of her.

** Chloé sticks her tongue at Chat Noir as he's helping search for her, even though (as far as she knows) he's the only person that can get her out of her current situation.

Chloé asks Tikki where the Bee heroine came from: Tikki points out that Chloé's been a late/no-show to the last three akumas and Chat Noir needs back up. Unable to accept the role she played in causing those akumas, Chloé just declares the akumas are jealous of her and ignores Tikki's protests otherwise. Elsewhere in the classroom, Sabrina moves to sit next to Ivan while Chloé bites her nail--does this mean that she'll have to do her own schoolwork now?

* FriendOfMaskedSelf: Chloé attempts to make this claim to Nadja Chamack, but Sabrina refutes them.

Night reigns over Paris, and in Le Grand Paris, Chloé Bourgeois sleeps deeply (and noisily)... unaware of the mysterious figure looming over her, who prepares to do something Chloé won't see coming. Tikki, awakened by the figure, remains hidden, scared of what may happen.\\\

The next morning, Chloé is awakened by her cellphone telling her she's late for school. While getting dressed, she complains about her butler not waking her up as expected, much to the figure's confusion, who ponders if Chloé just likes the sound of her voice.\\\

Chloé enters the classroom slamming the door open, complaining about how her morning has been going: she hasn't had breakfast since her father called a staff meeting, and her driver didn't show up. However, no one seems to pay attention to her, not even the teacher. A moment later, the mayor makes an urgent message: his daughter Chloé is missing! Chloé wonders ''why'' he's saying that, since she's at school - but all of the other students note that they just thought Chloé was absent. Chloé attempts to scream that she's there, but no one seems to hear - which is when the figure shows up.\\\

With Chloé being missing, and thus unable to access her to turn into Scarlet Lady, Tikki flies to meet Master Fu.\\\

The figure reveals herself to be an Akuma, Vanisher, and states she's the one that has trapped Chloé into her current state: as long as she's there, she can hear and see everything, but no one can see nor hear her, and she can't interact with anything other than what Vanisher allows. After Vanisher makes unflattering chalk drawings of Chloé on the blackboard, Adrien realizes he's now dealing with an Akuma, and quickly moves when class is cut short.\\\

As the Mayor makes a speech to request Paris' help in finding Chloé, Chat Noir appears, stating he will find out what happened. The Mayor thanks him and asks if Scarlet Lady will help, but Chat Noir isn't sure if she'll come. As the hero asks Chloé's butler if he knows anything, Vanisher attacks Chloé, stating that she's going after her because Chloé was the one who messed up - although Chloé can't even conceive of the possibility.\\\

The butler tells Chat Noir that the previous day Chloé was making plans with Sabrina when she saw Nadja Chamack about to interview Jagged Stone at the hotel's foyer. Chloé attempted to interrupt the interview with her claims of being Scarlet Lady's best friend, but Sabrina shot that down by pointing out that she's Chloé's best friend. Humiliated, Chloé angrily insulted Sabrina and told her the two of them were friends no longer.\\\

Now knowing what could have caused the current situation, Chat Noir attempts to call Scarlet Lady, but fails. Given how strange the problem is, he decides to go meet Master Fu for advice.\\\

Meanwhile, Chloé unsuccessfully attempts to attract her father's attention, still unable to understand why she can't do so.\\\

Adrien arrives to Master Fu's, where he meets Tikki for the first time: Tikki sheepishly telling him that Scarlet Lady can't transform and that she can't just help on her own causes Adrien to explode in anger - this is the third straight Akuma where Scarlet Lady isn't helping at all, and he just can't deal with it anymore. Master Fu calms him down and states he has a plan. In the meantime, Tikki can help - but only with the Miraculous Cure, because Lucky Charm will cause too many objects to appear.\\\

While Chat Noir investigates Chloé's room (with Tikki's help), Fu visits the Dupain-Cheng's bakery. And, as Chloé keeps begging for attention, Vanisher decides she's had enough fun, and picks up Chloé's cellphone so she can make a stir.\\\

Marinette returns to her room, learning that Chloé is still missing, only to find something unexpected: an ornate wooden box. Opening it, she finds a hair comb - and a small creature that greets her as her Queen. The creature presents itself as Pollen, the Kwami of Subjugation, and states that Marinette has been chosen to help the heroes in their fight against Akumas. As Marinette ponders how she can help Chat Noir, her cellphone buzzes: it shows a scared Chloé on the floor of the Le Grand Paris' lobby. Filled with resolve, Marinette asks Pollen to tell her what she needs to know.\\\

Chat Noir arrives first to the scene, but is shocked that he can't see Chloé anywhere - unaware that Vanisher is right behind him, ready to stab him with her legs. As she approaches, though, she disturbs some flower petals - and a voice warns Chat Noir as a spinning top strikes Vanisher, causing the Akuma to reveal itself, and bringing attention to the newcomer: a bee superheroine (who is, of course, Marinette).\\\

The new heroine warns Chat Noir that the Akuma can turn invisible, which Vanisher shows immediately. Chat Noir asks his new partner if she knows how to stop her, and she says she does, spreading flowers all over the floor: Vanisher is unable to avoid them, and alerts Chat Noir to her position, getting struck by his baton and revealing herself. The new heroine then demonstrates her power, Venom, a strike with the tip of her spinning top that paralyzes the target.\\\

With Vanisher stopped, Chat Noir breaks the Akumatized object and frees the corrupted butterfly, which Tikki eats before releasing the Cure - which fills the hotel's interior with a large number of ladybugs, getting the heroes plastered against the windows in the process.\\\

Still, the Cure does its work. Sabrina wakes up, wondering what happened, only for Chloé to berate her for becoming an Akuma and attacking her. Sabrina finally comes to a decision: Chloé has wasted her last chance. They are friends no longer.\\\

In his lair, Hawkmoth thunders about the heroes now having a new member, one that has a one-hit K.O. weapon - and decides to '''get''' that hair comb.\\\

Chat Noir gently grabs a sick Tikki, while the new heroine attempts to celebrate the victory with him. Chat Noir asks for her name, and she decides to pick Marigold, after the flowers they used to track Vanisher. However, much to Marigold's shock and sadness, Chat Noir just leaves without accepting her attempt to celebrate.\\\

Tikki manages (barely) to return to Chloé's room, begging Chloé to stop complaining about the ladybugs.\\\

That night, Chat Noir visits Marinette with a flower, thanking her for not getting involved in this Akuma fight. When Marinette comments on Marigold, Chat Noir replies that he doesn't feel comfortable, because, after dealing with Scarlet Lady for so long, and then the disaster with Volpina... he can't let himself rely on anyone. Now understanding the reason behind his earlier dismissal, Marinette asks Chat Noir to give Marigold a chance to prove herself, which he decides to do, if only because it's Marinette that's recommending her.\\\

When Marinette asks Pollen what she eats, she's shocked to learn her favorite food are chili peppers.\\\

The next day, Chloé makes her usual entrance - only to find no one paying attention to her ''again'', as everyone is more interested in the new heroine than in Chloé (in fact, Alya's first question is to ask whether she knows more about Marigold). Marinette enters the classroom, and Alya notices her bestie's new hair comb. Marinette reveals she's been inspired to make resin casting based on the new heroine's example, giving an accessory to all her female classmates (save for Chloé, who doesn't pick anything) so she can make it easier for her to wear the comb without being suspected.\\\

Meanwhile, Nino notices Adrien's ring and begins to point out it looks like Chat Noir's, but Adrien lies that he's had it for years.\\\

Chloé asks Tikki where the bee heroine came from: Tikki points out that she's been a late/no-show to three Akumas, and Chat Noir does need back up. Unable to accept her fault in causing those Akumas, Chloé just ignores Tikki. At the other side of the class, Sabrina sits next to Ivan, while Chloé bites her nail - does this mean that she'll have to do her own work?

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Fu calms Adrien down with a few pats to the head.
* AndIMustScream: Chloé can scream all she wants - it's just that no one (save for Vanisher) can see or hear her.
* AtomicFBomb: Hawkmoth's reaction when Marigold debuts by stopping Vanisher's attack.
* AttentionWhore: Chloé's utter need to be the center of attention allows Vanisher to really make her suffer by putting Chloé in a PhantomZone where she can see and hear everything but can't be seen or heard.
* BigDamnHeroes: Marigold makes her debut by striking Vanisher with her spinning top before the Akuma could attack Chat Noir.
* BruceWayneHeldHostage: Vanisher seeks to find Scarlet Lady to take her earrings - not knowing that she's actually Chloé, which she has kidnapped.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: Marinette asks Chat Noir to give Marigold (her masked self) a chance, since "she seems to genuinely want to help".

** Jagged Stone remembers how Chloé nearly poisoned him when he was judging for the "World's Greatest Chef" contest, an event that took place during "Kung Food".
** In the flashback, Sabrina is wearing the beret Chloé gave her at the end of "Evillustrator".
* CrazyPrepared: Knowing that it's a matter of time before someone notices her new hair comb, Marinette spends the entire night making new jewelry so she can claim to have been inspired by the Bee Heroine, while [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles hiding the Miraculous amongst all the new stuff]].
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chloé enters the classroom, complaining how her morning has gone, her classmates are seen looking at the door with curiosity instead of Chloé, and Mlle. Mendeleiev doesn't reprimand Chloé for her entrance. A couple of minutes later, it's revealed that she's been essentially kidnapped by an Akuma.

** Marinette chooses to call her hero self "Marigold" after the flower, which, as Pollen explains, represents passion and creativity, both being things that Marinette has in spades. (Marinette doesn't care much about the "cruelty and grief" part, though)
** Chat Noir gives Marinette a peach rose, which means "thank you", because she kept to the promise she made (as far as he can tell, anyway).
* FriendOfMaskedSelf: Chloé attempts to make this claim to Nadja Chamack, but Sabrina states that she's Chloé's best friend

** Tikki directly helping Chat Noir is also a sign of how bad things are - as Tikki using her magical powers causes enough troubles of their own (Lucky Charm will create a large number of objects, while Miraculous Cure will create too many ladybugs - many of which won't vanish after doing their job).
** Master Fu, knowing that Adrien ''really'' needs help in dealing with Akumas, chooses to give the Bee Miraculous to Marinette on a permanent basis.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Vanisher interacts with both the real world and the PhantomZone she's put Chloé into - which means she can't avoid the flowers the heroes use to track her during the fight.
* {{Hypocrite}}: During "Volpina", Scarlet Lady tossed Lila into a fountain for telling their classmates that she was friends with her. Here, Chloé sees nothing wrong with stating ''on public TV'' that she's best friends with Scarlet Lady.
* LoopholeAbuse: One of the reasons why Marinette picks up the Bee Miraculous is that she'll be able to help Chat Noir without ([[ExactWords technically]]) breaking her promise.

** When Vanisher outright tells Chloé she's the one who messed up, Chloé replies she ''never'' messes up.
** When Sabrina finally wakes up from her akumatization, Chloé angrily berates her, never acknowledging that it was her actions that caused the Akuma.
** She's also unable to accept the blame for the akumatizations she's caused, claiming those Akumas are jealous of her.
* RageBreakingPoint: Adrien ''explodes'' when Tikki explains that (a) Scarlet Lady can't transform this time, and (b) she can't just help Adrien instead of having to bring Scarlet Lady into the fight.

** Chloé sticks her tongue at Chat Noir, even though (as far as she knows) he's the only person that can get her out of her current situation.
** When Sabrina moves to another seat, Chloé bites her nail in annoyance... because this might mean ''she has to take her own quiz''.
* SternTeacher: After the students cheer over being allowed home earlier due to the Akuma, Mlle. Mendeleiev warns them that she'll grade them harder in the next day's test.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: By the end of this episode, Sabrina finally cuts off her friendship with Chloé, having realized how toxic it is and wanting to do no more with her.
* WhamEpisode: This episode contains two of the biggest changes to the story's ''statu quo'': Sabrina finally breaks ties with Chloé and Marinette debuts as the Bee Heroine, Marigold.

-->'''Mayor Bourgeois:''' If you know anything about my daughter's whereabouts, please step forward!

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When Chloé enters the classroom, complaining how her morning, her classmates are seen looking at the door with curiosity instead of Chloé, and Mlle. Mendeleiev doesn't reprimand Chloé for her entrance. A couple of minutes later, it's revealed that she's been essentially kidnapped by an Akuma.

** Marinette chooses to call her hero self "Marigold", which, as Pollen explains, represents passion and creativity, both being things that Marinette has in spades.